National Research Computer Network of Russia
as an Infrastructure and Service Platform
for a Common Digital Space of Scientific Knowledge
The contribution provides general information on the architecture of the National Research Computer Network (NIKS), operated and developed by JSCC RAS on the assignment of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation since 2019. The structure of the service platform of NIKS in the context of the current state and development prospects within the framework of the project of comprehensive network modernization for 2021–2024 is presented. The opportunities provided by NIKS for enhancement of a common digital space of scientific knowledge of the country, increasing the level of accessibility, information security and network protection of its resources and services are denoted. Individual scientific services, information technology services and services for collective use functioning on the basis of the NIKS infrastructure, built, including on massively exploited technologies of federated authentication and developed in cooperation with the global research and education community are introduced and discussed. Special attention is paid to the national identity federation of Russia in the field of science and education, implemented and promising projects and services under its umbrella.