BODIK R&D does not view the advancement of public data infrastructure as a research challenge to be completed in isolation. It prioritizes advancing research and development grounded in real data, real operations, and real challenges — through collaboration with municipalities, research institutions, implementation partners, and technical communities.
In research and development of public data infrastructure, there is often a significant gap between what is technically feasible and what continues to be used in practice. Issues relating to regulation, operational structure, data quality, update burden, and user journeys often only become apparent in the field.
BODIK R&D does not place this gap outside the scope of its research. It believes that sustainable infrastructure design in the public sector only becomes possible by advancing research while remaining connected to the field.
We see strong potential for collaboration on the following themes in particular.
Real-data validation for improving discoverability, comprehensibility, and reusability by annotating published data with semantic information.
→ Related research domainExploring the granularity at which data in different formats across municipalities can be referenced in common. Verifying the soundness of field-name mapping, type conversion, and format normalization.
→ Related research domainValidating sustainable automation of locating published content in existing CMSs and municipal websites, collecting it, and connecting it to publication platforms.
→ Related research domainClarifying requirements for lightweight configurations to handle dynamic data such as facility reservations, disaster information, and sensor readings, and demonstrating NGSI connectivity.
→ Related research domainCollaboratively deepening the design for consistently delivering authentication, API access, model management, and UI.
→ Related research domainDemonstrating and sharing knowledge about gradual mutual connectivity between new environments and existing FIWARE-based assets and shared infrastructure.
→ Related research domainA form of continuously advancing research and development on a specific theme, with goals, role assignments, and validation methods clearly organized. Well-suited to high-abstraction themes such as virtual data modeling, AI-based metadata enrichment, and real-time infrastructure design.
A form of determining the conditions for viability by testing on a small scale, targeting specific data, operations, or use cases. Integration, operation, and evaluation are carried out in a limited domain together with municipalities and partners.
A form of dividing roles at the technical layer — APIs, authentication, data conversion, UI, and related areas — and proceeding with mutual connectivity as the premise. Effective for achieving both individual feature development and overall infrastructure connectivity.
A lightweight form of collaboration aimed at knowledge exchange and mutual understanding regarding research themes and implementation policies. Can serve as a starting point for future joint research or demonstrations.
Please feel free to reach out regarding joint research, demonstrations, technology partnership, site visits, or dialogue. If your organization wants to stay involved on an ongoing basis, BODIK Partner Program can be the next step. We are happy to start from problem definition.
If your organization is considering ongoing participation, please review the annual fee, partner types, and application flow on the program page.