Making a Research Infrastructure: Conditions and Strategies to Transform a Service into an Infrastructure

Abstract In this article, we examine the making of research infrastructures for digital research. line with many scholars in field, understand as deeply relational and adaptive systems that are embedded practice. Our aim was to identify relevant context factors, actor constellations, organizational settings, strategies which contribute evolution a basic service into an actual infrastructure. To end, conducted thirty-three case studies non-commercial commercial services along life cycle. By examining how these emerge, hope gain better understanding conditions transform We able competitive disadvantages publicly financed infrastructure projects regard mode implementation resources invested development marketing. suggest results study practical relevance, especially individuals, communities, organizations wanting create infrastructures, well funders policy makers support innovative sustainable infrastructures.