In support of the Australian National Persistent Identifier (PID) Strategy , the ARC has published an updated PID Action Plan .
The 2026 update to the PID Action Plan highlights progress towards each of the following 5 Actions:
Goal 1: ARC grants have a Digital Object Identifier ( DOI ) which is anticipated to be implemented in the upcoming Industry Transformation Research Program rounds (IC27 & IH27) and will be continued through all schemes moving forward.
Goal 2: All Administering Organisations applying for an ARC grant have a Research Organisation Registry ( ROR ) identifier. This project is now complete.
Goal 3: All named personnel have an Open Researcher and Contributor ID ( ORCID ) and supply it during the establishment phase of ARC awarded grants. This project has been finalised, and it is anticipated be implemented for the Transformation Research Program 2027 rounds (IC27 & IH27), Future Fellowships 2027 (FT27) and Discovery Projects 2028 (DP28) scheme rounds.
Goal 4: ARC’s Research Management System (RMS) ORCID integration ‘writes’ back to ORCID . This project is still progressing with implementation anticipated in 2027.
Goal 5: ARC has a FAIR Data Policy. The ARC is currently seeking sector feedback on a draft FAIR Data Policy; it is anticipated that the policy will be finalised in 2026 for implementation in 2027.
The update also outlines the following new actions that the ARC commits to progressing:
Goal 6: All named personnel to supply their ORCID at application.
Goal 7: ARC to encourage Administering Organisations to mint Research Activity Identifiers ( RAiDs ) and provide RAiDs, where they exist, to the ARC.
Goal 8: All ARC policy documents have an Identifier (DOI) and use DOIs where available for any work cited in policy documents.
Goal 9: ARC to use DOIs provided in project final reports to match outputs to open datasets.
Goal 10: ARC to facilitate public acknowledgment of the service of members of the College of Experts in their ORCID profile.
