Support for Establishment of National/Regional Social Sciences Data Archives
SERSCIDA is designed as a strategic project for supporting the cooperation and exchange of knowledge between the EU countries associated within the Council of European Social Sciences Data Archives (CESSDA) and the Western Balkan Countries (WBC) in the field of social science data archiving. The project addresses the issues of potentials of usage of information-communication technologies for the benefits of scientific research and exchange of knowledge as laid down in the call for proposals topic. The project aims to produce tangible results and improve the capacities for exchange of knowledge and data collected through research in social sciences between the European countries and WBC involved.
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Work package 2
Mapping the existing potentials aims to analyze the existing potentials for establishing social science data archives in the WB countries involved, at the same time trying to impact the extension of current activities of CESSDA institutions to other countries. At the very beginning, sound methodology and guidelines for analysis will be developed which is thoroughly adapted to the WB countries involved. Detailed analyses of existing potentials for establishment of data archives will be developed for each of the WB countries involved. WP2 will achieve its principal milestone when analyses are delivered addressing particularly each WB country involved and providing recommendations for making use of existing potentials for data archiving.
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- FORS Swiss Foundation for Research in Social Sciences (CH)
- Institute of Economic Sciences Belgrade (SR)
- HRC Sarajevo University of Sarajevo, Human Rights Centre (BiH)
- University of Essex, United Kingdom Data Archives (UK)
- University of Gothenburg, Swedish National Data Service (SE)
- University of Ljubljana, Social Science Data Archive (SI)
- University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HR)
Open Access
'Open Access' refers to the practice of granting free Internet access to research publications and data. As all research and innovation builds on earlier achievements, an efficient system for broad dissemination of and access to research publications and raw data can accelerate scientific progress. The OECD Declaration of 2008 states "that open access to, and unrestricted use of data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers," as well as maximizing "the value derived from public investments in data collection efforts." SERSCIDA will address the need for improved and open access to and dissemination of primary data collected through research in social sciences while at the same time trying to support reinforcement of the existing national strategies and structures, and to contribute to development of new ones.