1. SERSCIDA WP2 and WP3 Marijana Glavica mglavica@ffzg.hr SEEDS kick-off meeting, 4th May 2015.

2. WP2: Mapping the Existing potentials Deliverable: Analysis of existing potentials for the establishment of social sciences digital data archives in BiH, Croatia and Serbia

3. Objectives ●develop methodology ●collect and analyse data ●provide recommendations

4. Groups of stakeholders ●The research policy and funding bodies ●The research/data service infrastructures institutions o research institutions o infrastructure institutions ●The researchers (as data users and data providers)

5. Instruments ●The Interview guide for Research Policy and Funding Institutions o establish contacts and determine the possibilities for financing a data archive ●The Questionnaire for Researchers ●The Interview Guide for Research Infrastructure Institutions

6. WP3: Policy dialogue and conference … on establishment of social science digital data archives in the region. Objectives: ●Establishment of basic network of relevant stakeholders (data users, data producers, research financing institutions, CESSDA members); ●Exchange of knowledge and transfer of experiences between members of CESSDA and potential actors from the Western Balkan countries in establishing data archives; ●Reaching agreement on setting up social science digital data archives in WB countries involved; ●Open access of policy and decision makers in WB countries;

7. ●representatives of relevant ministries, research institutes and universities ●researchers (as data users and data producers) ●statistical offices (as data providers) ●CESSDA institutions (SERSCIDA partners) Conference participants

8. Conference topics ●Country Assessment Reports: policy, infrastructure and researchers' interest in data service; ●Data Services: examples from CESSDA countries; ●Benefits of Data Services for Researchers; ●The Region and Open Access.