<s>
A	O
data	B-Application
infrastructure	I-Application
is	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
infrastructure	I-Application
promoting	O
data	B-Application
sharing	I-Application
and	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
intense	O
discussion	O
at	O
international	O
level	O
on	O
e-infrastructures	O
and	O
data	B-Application
infrastructure	I-Application
serving	O
scientific	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
it	O
envisions	O
e-Infrastructures	O
where	O
the	O
principles	O
of	O
global	O
collaboration	O
and	O
shared	B-General_Concept
resources	I-General_Concept
are	O
intended	O
to	O
encompass	O
the	O
sharing	O
needs	O
of	O
all	O
research	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
framework	O
of	O
the	O
Joint	O
Information	O
Systems	O
Committee	O
(	O
JISC	O
)	O
e-infrastructure	O
programme	O
,	O
e-Infrastructures	O
are	O
defined	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
integration	O
of	O
networks	O
,	O
grids	O
,	O
data	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
and	O
collaborative	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
include	O
supporting	O
operation	O
centers	O
,	O
service	O
registries	O
,	O
credential	O
delegation	O
services	O
,	O
certificate	B-Architecture
authorities	I-Architecture
,	O
training	O
and	O
help	O
desk	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
recently	O
,	O
the	O
vision	O
for	O
“	O
global	O
research	O
data	B-Application
infrastructures	I-Application
”	O
has	O
been	O
drawn	O
by	O
identifying	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
recommendations	O
for	O
developers	O
of	O
future	O
research	O
infrastructures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
vision	O
document	O
highlighted	O
the	O
open	O
issues	O
affecting	O
data	B-Application
infrastructures	I-Application
development	O
–	O
both	O
technical	O
and	O
organizational	O
–	O
and	O
identified	O
future	O
research	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
European	O
commission	O
promotes	O
the	O
INSPIRE	O
initiative	O
for	O
an	O
e-Infrastructure	O
oriented	O
to	O
the	O
sharing	O
of	O
content	O
and	O
service	O
resources	O
of	O
European	O
countries	O
in	O
the	O
ambit	O
of	O
geospatial	B-General_Concept
datasets	O
.	O
</s>
