SERENATE “End-user” IBM - Montpellier, 17 – 19 January 2003 Research and Educational Networks across Europe: End-user views and perspectives for the Social Sciences Ekkehard Mochmann German Social Science Infrastructure Services GESIS – ZA at the University of Cologne
Three perspectives Research Education Infrastructure
Social Science Research Based on analysis of small to complex data bases: e.g. cross section/ panel/ European/global surveys/ Increasing are: statistical microdata, text, cartography......images Currently rarely serious deficits in network capacities to access and analyse data
Education / Training in Social Science Research Data Based teaching in university seminars and international summer schools Customized data is set up for training purposes > Starting: - Virtual training seminars - Teacherline for schools Bottlenecks when heavy demand on dedicated servers
Infrastructure for Socio- Economic Research Stock-taking and recommendations: NESSIE project: network for socio-economic infrastructure in Europe (CEPS,ECASS,NSD,ZA) Commission for Improving Informational Infra- structure between Statistics and Research (KVI) Comité de Concertation pour les Données en sciences humaines et sociales (France) Dynamic extension towards eastern Europe (EDAN)
CESSDA - IFDO
Trends Improving and integrating the evidence base Facilitating access for research and education Standards for data definition (DDI / MetaDater) Opening multilingual access (Madiera) Virtual libraries Data – literature – event – knowledge integration > Meaningful context and interpretation knowledge
Visions ComNet Scenario: Competence centers and researcher networks also in interactive video conferences and moderated groups Collaborative working in virtual data observatories pro- active and validated data cumulation New tools for access to and analysis of linked ressources from the socio – economic data base