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This deliverable contains the second output of task 3.3 – national development plans for establishing data services in the social sciences in non-CESSDA member countries in Europe. The goal of task 3.3 of CESSDA SaW was to draw up individual national development plans for aspiring CESSDA Service...

The focus of the Swedish National Data Service Strategic Plan 2018-2022 is to declare SND's vision and describe the strategic objectives of the national research infrastructure. The strategic plan consists of two parts: The vision with a short description of the mission and the overall purpose of...

The Return on Investment Factsheet explains return on investment (ROI) and how it is used; the key ROI findings from the impact study of the Economic and Social Data Service in the UK; the evidence we have that data collections are usually appreciating assets; and how to consider “the cost of ina...

This user guide provides an overview of the the CESSDA SaW Cost-Benefit Advocacy Toolkit components and the additional external tools that have been selected, and supplemental guidance in their use. It is intended to be used with other components of the CESSDA Saw Cost-Benefit Advocacy Toolkit to...

The Recommendations on certifying services required to enable FAIR within EOSC document contains an analysis of activities relevant to certification of the services required to enable FAIR research outputs within EOSC as of November 2020. It discusses incentivisation and support, offers an analys...

The success of EOSC largely depends on its capability to enable cross-border research. Cross-border research poses challenges not only regarding the technical solutions but also regarding the legal frameworks under which cross-border research sharing is to happen. This deliverable is a follow-up...

The overall purpose of this Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) is to define the general framework for future strategic research, development and innovation activities in relation to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). This framework will be developed and further defined in the co...

Summary report and recommendations from a conference which was the highlight of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU in the field of research and innovation. It focused on re-designing the European research area (ERA) policy framework, informing future European Commission policy ini...

The Strategy Report on Research Infrastructures includes the Roadmap with ESFRI Projects and ESFRI Landmarks and the ESFRI vision of the evolution of Research Infrastructures in Europe, addressing the mandates of the European Council, and identifying strategy goals. The Strategy Report is compos...

This is the sixth State of Open Data report. This year’s report includes contributions from around the world on data quality and curation, engaging researchers in open data practices, how open data can help validate research and combat scientific misinformation, and more.