Opening Data Services in Social Sciences - International Conference

Conference program

Day 1: March 21

09.00 Registration

09.30 Opening speakers

• Dr. Dejan Erić, Director of the Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
• Dr. Žarko Obradović, Minister, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia
• Jasmin Komić, Minister, Ministry for Science and Technology, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Jasmin Branković, Deputy Minister, Ministry for Education and Science, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosinia and Herzegovina

10.00 A few words on the SERSCIDA project

• Saša Madacki, Director, Human Rights Centre of University of Sarajevo

10.15 Keynote speaker

• Why should we share our data, how can it be organized, and what are the challenges ahead? / Dr. Denis Huschka, German Data Forum (RatSWD)

10.45 Break

11.15 Country Assessment Reports: policy, infrastructure and researchers' interest in data
services

• Researchers' interest in data services / Dr. Aleksandra Bradić-Martinović, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
• Existing infrastructures for data services / Marijana Glavica, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Regional policies & funding opportunities / Lejla Somun-Krupalija, Human Rights Centre of University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

12.00 Data services: an example from the University of Ljubljana

• Data services: Slovene experience / Irena Vipavc Brvar and Dr. Janez Štebe, Slovene Social Science Data Archives, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

12.30 Lunch break
14.00 Data Services Movies

14.15 Role of CESSDA in SERSCIDA

• Role of CESSDA in SERSCIDA / Hans Jørgen Marker, CESSDA President

14.45 Data Services: examples from the University of Essex and University of Lausanne

• A data service for the future : The UK data service / Hilary Beedham, associate director & Dr. Matthew Woollard, director, United Kingdom Data Archive
• A Swiss Research Infrastructure for the Social Sciences / Dr. Peter Farago, director, FORS - Swiss Foundation for Research in Social Sciences

15:15 Benefits of Data Services for Researchers

• Benefits of data services for researchers / Tony Chapple, United Kingdom Office for National Statistics
• The Slovenian Social Science Data Archives (ADP): A user's experience and a sociological reflection / Dr. Miran Lavrič and Dr. Sergej Flere, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, Slovenia
• Working with data in Sweden: A researcher's experience during the last 20 years / Dr. Daniela Andren, Orebro University, Sweden

16:30 End of day

Day 2, March 22

10.00 Open Access Keynote

• Open Access to research information / Iva Melinščak Zlodi, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Library, University of Zagreb, Croatia

10.45 The Region and Open Access:

• #openaccess dedicated @aaron swartz / Valentina Pellizzer, oneworld - platform for Southeast Europe (owpsee), Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Open Access in Croatia / Alen Vodopijevec, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia and dr. Jadranka Stojanovski, University of Zadar / Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia
• Open Access to scientific information and research concept and policies: Serbia / Biljana Kosanović, National Library of Serbia

12.00 Conference Conclusions
12.30 Close of Conference