There is currently no standardised way to share information across disciplines about
initiatives, including felds such as health, environment, basic science, manufacturing, media and international
development. All problems, including complex global problems such as air pollution and pandemics require reliable
data sharing between disciplines in order to respond efectively. Current reporting methods also lack information
about the ways in which diferent people and organisations are involved in initiatives, making it difcult to collate
and appraise data about the most efective ways to involve diferent people. The objective of STARDIT (Standardised
Data on Initiatives) is to address current limitations and inconsistencies in sharing data about initiatives. The STARDIT
system features standardised data reporting about initiatives, including who has been involved, what tasks they did,
and any impacts observed. STARDIT was created to help everyone in the world fnd and understand information
about collective human actions, which are referred to as ‘initiatives’. STARDIT enables multiple categories of data to be
reported in a standardised way across disciplines, facilitating appraisal of initiatives and aiding synthesis of evidence
for the most effective ways for people to be involved in initiatives.