This presentation explores how DOCiD extends the role of persistent identifiers beyond identification toward persistent intelligence by creating standards-based digital containers that connect researchers, institutions, grants, datasets, Indigenous knowledge, grey literature, and scholarly outputs into interoperable knowledge graphs. Through standards-aligned metadata, FAIR Digital Object principles, and PID interoperability, DOCiD enables intelligent systems to understand not only what an object is, but also its provenance, relationships, permissions, cultural context, and impact.
The session will demonstrate how standards-driven PID ecosystems can become the foundation for trustworthy AI, research integrity, and equitable scholarly communication, particularly in underrepresented knowledge systems across Africa and the Global South.
