CASRAI-UK: Using the CASRAI approach to develop standards for communicating and sharing research information in the UK

This paper explains how the Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI) might be used to

CASRAI is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to reducing administrative burden and improving outcomes and

hospitals and other research centres). The objective is to improve the flow of information within and between research stakeholders.

specifications defining what data elements (entities) are needed for various key business processes in the research lifecycle and (b)

an open online dictionary that can then be used by system providers and others to exchange information in a standard, agreed

format e.g.by using CERIF-XML as the transfer mechanism.