The German Data Forum (RatSWD) will bring specific issues of empirical research into politics and legislation, address new challenges in data collection, and advocate for a change in data culture.
In its 6th appointment period, the German Data Forum (RatSWD) advocated for the further development of the research data infrastructure for the empirical social, behavioural, and economic sciences in terms of quality and quantity.
In its 5th appointment period, the German Data Forum (RatSWD) addressed the following topics in addition to its permanent tasks: data access in science, research ethics, the 2021 census, coordination of German panel studies, and big data.