At a glance
The German Data Forum (RatSWD) in a nutshell
Organisation: Advisory council to the federal government
Members: 10 elected representatives from the empirical social, behavioural and economic sciences and 10 representatives from data production
Term of office: 3 years
Founded: 2004
FDI Committee: Representatives of the 42 research data centres, accredited according to the German Data Forum’s guidelines
Funding: Funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG) within the framework of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) as part of the Consortium for the Social, Behavioural, Educational and Economic Sciences (KonsortSWD)
Tasks:
- Strategic development of the research data infrastructure
- Representing the interests of data producers and data users
- Advising legislators and science institutions
- Accreditation and evaluation of research data centres
- Connecting research data infrastructures on a European and international level
- Organising communication events, academic symposiums and the triennial Conference for Social and Economic Data (KSWD)
