Monitoring
To continuously ensure the quality of their services, all accredited RDCs take part in annual monitoring by the RatSWD.
Monitoring commission
There is a monitoring commission to provide expert support for the accreditation and monitoring process. The FDI Committee elects the monitoring commission from among its members. It appoints six members for each appointment period of the RatSWD. The two chairpersons of the RatSWD are permanent guests of the Monitoring Commission. The establishment of the Monitoring Commission was decided by the RatSWD in 2016.
Tasks of the monitoring commission
- Monitoring of the accreditation processes
- Preparation and implementation of the annual monitoring of the accredited RDCs
- Preparation of a report for the RatSWD, which provides information on compliance with the accreditation criteria by the accredited RDCs and, if required, on other quality characteristics
The Monitoring Commission reviews and checks the information from the RDCs. If it becomes clear during the monitoring process that an RDC has deficits, particularly with regard to the accreditation criteria, the RDC concerned is informed and requested to submit a written statement. If the non-fulfilment of a criterion can be adequately justified, the procedure ends. However, if the non-fulfilment of a criterion cannot be adequately justified, the Monitoring Commission informs the RatSWD. The latter can initiate an evaluation of the corresponding RDC.
Members of the monitoring commission
- Dr. Benjamin Fuchs
Research Data Centre at Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (FDZ at KBA) - Dr. Tobias Gebel
Research Data Centre for Business and Organizational Data (FDZ-BO) - Dr. Sandra Gottschalk
ZEW Research Data Centre (ZEW-FDZ) - Dr. Laura Menze
Research Data Centre of the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (FDZ-BAuA) - Dana Müller (chair)
Research Data Centre (FDZ) of the German Federal Employment Agency (BA) at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) - Dr. Pascal Siegers
Research Data Centre ALLBUS at GESIS
Standing guests of the monitoring commission
- Prof. Dr. Kerstin Schneider
Chair of the German Data Forum - Dr. Daniel Vorgrimler
Vice Chair of the German Data Forum
Further information on the Evaluation Commission and the Complaints Office can be found on the German website