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![EDDI17: Nearly a hundred participants from over fifty organisations and 20 countries](/News/List-images/287/image-thumb__287__newsfront/EDDI17-Nearly-a-hundred-participants-from-over-fifty-organisations-and-20-countries_maximum.jpg)
EDDI17: Nearly a hundred participants from over fifty organisations and 20 countries
The European Data Documentation Initiative User Conference EDDI17 was hosted by FORS (Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences) and took place in Lausanne on 5-6 December 2017.
![Did you know that out of all age groups in Slovenia, young people are the happiest?](/News/Main-images/288/image-thumb__288__newsfront/Did-you-know-that-out-of-all-age-groups-in-Slovenia-young-people-are-the-happiest_maximum.jpg)
Did you know that out of all age groups in Slovenia, young people are the happiest?
This is the fifth article in a series presenting five data sets from archives across the CESSDA collaboration. Our Slovenian Service Provider, Slovenian Social Science Data Archives - ADP, has chosen to present the following selection of data sets.
![OECD open data reports tackle international research data networks – CESSDA plays its part](/News/488/image-thumb__488__newsfront/logo_news.png)
OECD open data reports tackle international research data networks – CESSDA plays its part
Last week, the OECD published two open data reports, the OECD-CODATA report on Business Models for Sustainable Research Data Repositories and the OECD-WDS report on Co-ordination and Support of International Research Data Networks.
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How to deal with Persistent Identifiers in the coming years: CESSDA's PID Policy
CESSDA ERIC approved its Persistent Identifier Policy on 22 November 2017 at the second meeting of its General Assembly.
![CESSDA launches online data management guide with expert advice on all stages of the research data life cycle](/News/Main-images/289/image-thumb__289__newsfront/CESSDA-launches-online-data-management-guide-with-expert-advice-on-all-stages-of-the-research-data-life-cycle_maximum.jpg)
CESSDA launches online data management guide with expert advice on all stages of the research data life cycle
We are very proud to announce the launch of our online expert tour guide. Over the past year, eleven CESSDA archives (ADP, AUSSDA, CSDA, DANS, FORS, FSD, GESIS, NSD, SND, So.Da.Net and UK Data Service) have combined forces to create a detailed and thorough guide on data management across the research data life cycle.
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Ten countries make the case for having national data services
Ten data service providers that aspire for their country to join CESSDA ERIC have produced national development plans in the framework of the CESSDA SaW project.