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Celebrating Finland's Independence Day: FSD theme page "Life in the 100-year-old Finland"
Wed 6 Dec 2017

Celebrating Finland's Independence Day: FSD theme page "Life in the 100-year-old Finland"

This year, FSD has participated in the celebrations of the centenary of Finland’s independence by publishing a new data theme page every month since April.

CESSDA ERIC welcomes two new members: Finland & Portugal
Wed 29 Nov 2017

CESSDA ERIC welcomes two new members: Finland & Portugal

On 22 November, the General Assembly of CESSDA ERIC approved the membership of two new countries at its second meeting in Vienna.

Research data in Austria: Presenting AUSSDA
Thu 23 Nov 2017

Research data in Austria: Presenting AUSSDA

Our Austrian Service Provider, AUSSDA - The Austrian Social Science Data Archive, introduced its services and archive at an event held in Vienna on 17 November.

The importance of metadata and big data for open science - Big Data Europe workshop
Wed 22 Nov 2017

The importance of metadata and big data for open science - Big Data Europe workshop

The third Big Data Europe workshop in Societal Challenge 6 "Europe in a Changing World: Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies" (SC6) was held on 11 September 2017 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

FAIR principles are crucial to secure long-term reuse of research data – SND Forum
Thu 16 Nov 2017

FAIR principles are crucial to secure long-term reuse of research data – SND Forum

The FAIR principles have rapidly become widely recognised as a framework for making research data available and possible to find, harmonise and reuse.