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DANS assisted, in recent years, various institutes in developing research data management policies, in both short and long-term programmes. Also, DANS pioneered the Data Seal of Approval (DSA) and has received various certificates. With this experience DANS can offer consultancy in obtaining cert...

The CESSDA SaW Capability Development Model (CESSDA-CDM) is a structured collection of elements that identify and describe the characteristics of effective preservation processes and activities. Building on established frameworks for trustworthy data preservation and the CESSDA community’s prior...

The complete application for CoreTrustSeal (CTS) by FSD (August 2017). CTS offers a process of self-evaluation for digital repositories. The certification process consists of a set of 16 criteria with which a repository must comply.

This wepage contains all the reports on implementation of the CoreTrustSeal (and DSA) in CESSDA SPs. This could be a valuable resource for DAS planning for certification or even starting up a data archive. CTS offers a process of self-evaluation for digital repositories. The certification process...

The complete application for CoreTrustSeal (CTS) by DANS (September 2021). CTS offers a process of self-evaluation for digital repositories. The certification process consists of a set of 16 criteria with which a repository must comply.

CESSDA-CDM is a structured collection of elements that identify and describe the characteristics of effective preservation processes and activities. It is a model that can be used to appraise and/or improve the capability of a service provider to perform and to provide services.

This webinar introduces the Core Trustworthy Data Repository Requirements.

This DASISH deliverable is a combination of a state-of-the-art description and a guideline for data repositories seeking to provide a trustworthy environment for data management and data curation within the social sciences and humanities. The deliverable discusses the benchmark frameworks and sta...

Expert services of DANS, intended for researchers, research institutions, research funders, data professionals and other archives, to help with (background information about) the sustainable storage and sharing of data.

CESSDA Trust Group offers guidance and support in meeting a range of issues and standards relating to trusted data and services.