Development of the research data infrastructure
The Committee for Research Data Infrastructure (FDI Committee) was established in 2009 to promote a productive exchange between the RDCs.
2025 – Accreditation: current developments
- German Pharmacoepidemiological Research Database (FDZ GePaRD) – provisional accreditation expired
- Archive “German Memory” (ADG – FDZ des IGB)
- Research Data Center IDSC – dissolution of the FDZ at the end of the year.
2024 – Institutional dissolution of the following RDCs
- Research Data Center of the German Family Panel (FDZ pairfam) – dissolution of the FDZ at the end of the year. Provision of pairfam data via GESIS.
2023 - Withdrawal of an application for accreditation
- Research Data Centre for audio-visual data of qualitative social research (RDC-aviDa) – Application for accreditation was withdrawn
2022 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
2021 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
2020 - Accreditation: current developments
- Research Data Centre for audio-visual data of qualitative social research (RDC-aviDa) – provisional accreditation, application for accreditation was withdrawn in 2023
- Research Data Centre of the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM.fdz)
- German Pharmacoepidemiological Research Database (FDZ GePaRD) – provisional accreditation, provisional accreditation expired in 2025
- Research Data Centre of the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER RDC)
- Research Data Center (SAFE RDC) of the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
2019 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
2018 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
2017 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
2016 - Institutional dissolution of the following RDCs
- FDZ SFB 882 – the work of the RDC was discontinued
2015 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
2014 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
2013 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
- Research Data Center of the German Youth Institute (FDZ-DJI)
- FDZ SFB 882 – the work of the RDC was discontinued in 2016
2012 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
- Research Data Centre Science Statistics of Stifterverband (FDZ Wissenschaftsstatistik)
- Research Data Centre Education at the German Institute for International Educational Research (DIPF)
- Research Data Center of the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (RDC-LIfBi)
- ZEW Research Data Centre (ZEW-FDZ)
2011 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
2010 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
- Research Data Center for Business and Organizational Data (FDZ-BO)
- Research Data Centre of the German Centre of Gerontology (FDZ-DZA)
- Research Data Center PsychData of the Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID)
- Research Data Center of the German Family Panel (FDZ pairfam) – dissolution of the FDZ in 2024, provision of pairfam data via GESIS
- Research Data Centre Ruhr at the RWI (FDZ Ruhr)
2009 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
2008 - Accreditation of the following RDCs
2004 - Founding of the following RDCs
2003 - Founding of the following RDCs
2002 - Founding of the following RDCs
2001 - Founding of the following RDCs
*The following research data centres (RDCs) were established before the RatSWD was founded and were integrated into its research data infrastructure after 2004: Federal Statistical Office, Statistical Offices of the Länder, GML, IZA, BA at IAB, and RV. The date given here is their founding date. All other RDCs were accredited by the RatSWD after 2004. The date here is the accreditation date.