(20 Nov 2025) On October 17, 2025, COAR and Open Access Australasia co-hosted a meeting on shared repository infrastructure, moderated by Martin Borchert and Kathleen Shearer. The discussion focused on the evolving repository landscape in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand and the growing international movement toward shared platforms. As in many other countries, institutions in the region are facing financial and technical pressures in sustaining and modernising their institutional repositories. In response to similar challenges, several other countries have adopted shared, centrally supported IR platforms that preserve institutional branding while reducing the burden on individual institutions.
Two key takeaways emerged:
1. Shared repository platforms can significantly reduce institutional costs.
2. A national shared platform can elevate the visibility and strategic importance of repositories, increasing the potential for coordinated, centralised funding.
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