KISR Digital Repository for science and technology (KDR) is responsible for collecting, organizing and disseminating valuable information and data created throughout the different scientific research activities carried out at KISR. KDR is built by The National Scientific and Technical Information Center (NSTIC), the information arm of Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), with ultimate goal that is to collect and preserve all local data and information available in Kuwait, produced by national or private parties, and have these assets available and accessible online to interested parties.

With KDR, NSTIC is Reinforcing its national role as a central depository for all government documents as stated in the Decree of the Council of Ministers in 1976. KDR will be the focal point of preserving local content for future generations along with promoting information-resources sharing between research and other interested communitis.