An Environment for Sustainable Research Software in Germany and Beyond: Current State, Open Challenges, and Call for Action

Understand

Research software has become a central asset in academic research.

• It optimizes existing and enables new research methods, implements and embeds research knowledge, and constitutes an essential research product in itself.
• Research software must be sustainable in order to understand, replicate, reproduce, and build upon existing research or conduct new research effectively.
• In other words, software must be available, discoverable, usable, and adaptable to new needs, both now and in the future.