The core goal of NFDIxCS is to identify, define, and ultimately deploy services for storing complex domain-specific data objects across the breadth of computer science disciplines. This includes the production of reusable data objects that contain not only the various types of computer science data, but also the associated metadata and the corresponding software, context, and execution information in a standardized form. These data objects can be of any size and structure and contain any associated properties.

A core part of storing and managing the actual research data management is the design and implementation of the Research Data Management Container (RDMC). Through the RDMC, a relationship of trust can be established between the various stakeholders in the research process to ensure that the scientific contribution meets community standards and that the data and results can be reproduced or recovered years later.

To join the available forces of relevant services and actors from and for computer science, the key principle of NFDIxCS is to build an organizational and technical, cooperative and interoperable infrastructure. This goes hand in hand with targeted community development to drive cultural change and support the next generation of researchers negotiate practices and norms and develop the skills to handle research data responsibly.