 Hello, I'm Catherine Unsworth and I lead the skilled workforce development team at the Australian research data commons. I feel like the song I'm so excited to be playing in the background, but then maybe not. I can tell you, though, that the Digital Research Skills Austral Asia or DRISA project team is so excited. We have now officially launched DRISA, so over to the team for their reflections on their journey with DRISA and its value to the sectors. The best part of being part of the DRISA working group and collaboration is really the ability to build a tool and contribute to its development. That will allow us to showcase the amazing talent and skills in the data science and digital skills training space in Australasia. And I'm really looking forward to learning about all of the trainers and courses and materials that are developed in Australia, really having a central place to go and look at that, to showcase the work that we do, but also really to see what others in the community are working on and towards. Hi, I'm John Simon from the University of Newcastle. I first heard of the working group through an ARDC update me. At the time, we were having internal discussions about how we could enhance our existing training programme for researchers, particularly in an environment where funding is quite heavily restricted. The working group seemed to be an excellent way to see how other organisations were addressing some of the challenges. The first thing I enjoyed about the working group was meeting and working with people from across the country. As a working group growing momentum, I was delighted to be able to find that we would be able to provide a tangible end result, DRISA. Thanks largely to funding from the ARDC Enforcement. Not only that, I was able to have a small part in steering that development. Being part of a working group that can provide a tool like DRISA is rewarding in itself. All I'm also knowing with DRISA or something like it will assist us as we develop our own research training programmes. My name is Kaye Steele and I work in a smaller dual sector regional university with research and teaching across a wide range of disciplines. This portal provides a one-stop shop for schools development for researchers, so that across the research sector, we can optimise use of institutional time and resources for maximum benefit to both trainers and participants. The best things about being a part of the DRISA project are the opportunity to discuss a common approach to making it available, a portal for researchers' skills development and being able to provide input to the site architecture so that it is clear, easy to use and helpful for our researchers. There's also been the satisfaction which has come from seeing the portal develop so that researchers will have increased access to schools development opportunities. Hi, I'm Melissa from Australian Biocommons. For me, the best part about being part of the DRISA project has been seeing the international and national communities come together and share their skills, knowledge and expertise to solve what is actually a common problem for all of us. Everyone's brought so much enthusiasm to the project and I think that's really allowed us to build something that I think will truly help people find the training materials and expertise that they need. Hi, my name is Anastasios and I'm the E-Research Training Manager and Lead Research Data Scientist at Intersect Australia. The best thing about being part of the DRISA project is to demonstrate to the greater community what can be achieved when a group of enthusiastic and passionate people put a collaborative effort and share ideas and knowledge. For Intersect, research faster is our main purpose. DRISA Web Portal will not only make a great range of digital skills, training events and materials discoverable and accessible, but hopefully will also demonstrate how important and valuable all these training courses and events are to increase research efficiency and productivity. This is just the beginning of this journey and I'm very thrilled to be part of it. What the ARDC and its partners are striving for at the national level is a coordinated and targeted digital research skills and training agenda that ensures our researchers are equipped with the skills and knowledge to push boundaries and lead the world in shaping a better future for us all through leading edge research. DRISA is a game changer in that quest. On a personal note, I'd like to share a quote attributed to Henry Ford. Coming together is beginning, staying together is progress, working together is success. This for me sums up my experience working on DRISA, working together with respect, collegiality and a commitment to getting the job done. It's been a flipping crazy ride, which by the way is by no means finished, but this group of people are phenomenal to work with. It's been a career highlight without a doubt. Hi. What's the best thing for me about being part of the DRISA project team? Well, it's getting to work with a group of active and enthusiastic users and project donors. Because as a software engineer, that is what really makes a development project feel worthwhile. Hi. I'm Ann Buckhausen. I'm the education and training manager with the Plessey Supercomputing Research Center. I remember attending my very first ARDC skills summit in just after joining Plessey in 2019. And at that time, a national training registry and calendar was seen and voted as a national priority. Fast forward to 2021 and we see the launch of DRISA. I see the value of DRISA as making real the F in fare. That is making or focusing on findability. So it makes findable training and events and materials and providers, training providers nationally for users who want to take training. Being part, switching gears a little bit, being part of the working group of DRISA has been an amazing experience in and of itself. I'm not experienced before such collaboration and that's real collaboration nationally across more than a dozen institutions. I feel privileged to have been part of this group, this group of committed and keen training leaders across Australia. DRISA is already populated with some events, materials, providers and trainers, but we need critical mass in content and users to be sustainable. That means we need you to make DRISA your go-to place for digital research training. So check out the portal at DRISA.org.au if you haven't already. We're actively seeking feedback. Please let us know how we can help you take advantage of DRISA. Contact us at support at DRISA.org.au. Thanks for your attention.