1. ČSDA: Benefits from CESSDA
Workshop on Training on Trust, Identifying Demand & Networking, Den Haag, June 2016
ČSDA: Benefits from CESSDA
Jindřich Krejčí, ČSDA

2. ČSDA - brief history In 1998 – 2011 known as the ‘Sociological Data Archive’ (SDA)
data services launched
membership in CESSDA
DDI & Nesstar
CESSDA in the ESFRI Roadmap; ESFRI asks Czech ministry for a "wish list" - CESSDA included
CESSDA-PPP (FP7)
project of the Czech CESSDA node in the Czech Roadmap
radical expansion of SDA/CSDA data services, capacities and content of the data library
establishment of the Consortium CESSDA and CESSDA AS; CSDA = CESSDA Service Provider

3. Benefits from CESSDA (I.)
Platform for international collaboration
Necessity of international co-operation in data archiving
international science, comparative research
Source of ideas and know-how; examples of good practice; benchmarking
Common tools and solutions (DDI, Nesstar, ELST...)
Bilateral co-operation; source of individual help and support (advices, peer-reviews ...)
Link to other important organisations (ICPSR, DDI, other infrastructures ...RDA, data cite...)
CESSDA SaW in Den Haag, June 2016

4. Benefits from CESSDA (II.)
Advocacy for social science data archiving
Source of arguments; CESSDA itself is an argument
ESFRI has changed Czech science policy:
essential role of research infrastructures
variability of RIs (not only large-scale facilities in physics)
specificity of RIs
long term sustainability
evaluation and funding can not be based on publications of their employees)
CSDA's local funding has resulted from participation of CESSDA in the ESFRI process (CSDA is part of a large-scale RI, thus eligible for funding)
CESSDA SaW in Den Haag, June 2016

5. Benefits from CESSDA (III.)
Participation in international projects
CESSDA-PPP
CESSDA SaW
SERISS
EDAN, REGIO...
CESSDA SaW in Den Haag, June 2016