From License Consultation to Software Spotlights

Presentation to the session: "Reproducible Science - Research Data and Research Software in Interaction" - "Reproduzierbare Wissenschaft – Forschungsdaten und Research Software im Zusammenspiel".
Reproducibility is a prerequisite for open science, but results must also be reusable in accordance with FAIR principles, and this applies in particular to research software! But how can research software, even if it is developed in open source projects, be made known to a broad user community? And how can better visibility and recognition be achieved for the developers of successful software solutions?
A new approach is currently being implemented in the Helmholtz Association. First of all, the necessary database is being created by building up a software directory as automatically as possible on the basis of standardised metadata. By evaluating these entries, successful solutions will be marked and prepared for a broad community. Finally, the best software products will be published in a "Software Flagship Store" and offered to a broad community.