1. Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies
Brian Kleiner (FORS)
Christina Bornatici (FORS)
Strengthening and widening the European infrastructure for social science data archives

2. Plan of the session Part 1 – Introduction to task 3.3
Main objective
Presentation of the guide
Target countries and progress
Part 2 – Discussion
Informal presentation of national context from participants
Feedback on the guide and the plan
Evaluation of planning concepts: making the pieces fit
Next steps: where to go with the plan?
Part 3 – National Development Plans (NDPs)
Q/A on specific aspects of each NDP
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

3. Part 1 – Introduction to task 3.3
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

4. Task 3.3 within the CESSDA SaW project
Work Project 3 – Strengthening and widening through planning and engagement
Task 3.3 – National development plans for data services in the European Research Area
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

5. Task 3.3 – Main objective
The goal of task 3.3 is to create individual national development plans (NDP) for new and aspiring data services.
Writing a NDP should help the country teams to:
Develop a concept for a future national data service;
Evaluate this concept in relation to the national context;
Organise follow-up actions based on resources and challenges; and
Establish a national data service.
Creation of a generic guide to assist interesting actors in developing a plan for establishing a national data service for the social sciences in their country
Creation of an executive summary
Creation of national development plans
Publication of the “media packs”, abbreviated versions of the development plans
 Communication based on Task 3.3 outputs, dissemination to the media/ministries
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

6. Guide for Developing National Data Service Plans
Main sections of the guide:
1. General features of the data service
Development of a concept
2. Description of resources and challenges
Evaluation of the concept
3. Concrete planning for the data service
Going further
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

7. Guide for Developing National Data Service Plans
1. General features of the data service
Development of a concept
1.1. Definition of organisation
1.2. Scope of collection
1.3. Services and activities
1.4. Beneficiaries
1.5. Governance structure
1.6. Financing schemes
1.7. Mission
Creation of a generic guide to assist interesting actors in developing a plan for establishing a national data service for the social sciences in their country
Creation of an executive summary
Creation of national development plans
Publication of the “media packs”, abbreviated versions of the development plans
 Communication based on Task 3.3 outputs, dissemination to the media/ministries
This first section should help to:
Define the general desired features of the data service;
Elaborate a clear mission statement for communicating.
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

8. Guide for Developing National Data Service Plans
2. Description of resources and challenges
Evaluation of the concept
2.1. Host institution of the future data service
2.2. Human resources and internal structure
2.3. Partner support and cooperation
2.4. Specific local resources and challenges
Creation of a generic guide to assist interesting actors in developing a plan for establishing a national data service for the social sciences in their country
Creation of an executive summary
Creation of national development plans
Publication of the “media packs”, abbreviated versions of the development plans
 Communication based on Task 3.3 outputs, dissemination to the media/ministries
This second section should help to:
Consider how the concept outlined in section 1 can be implemented in practice, taking into consideration the national setting and circumstances;
Argue for the choices made in relation to the assessment of the setting;
Review and revise section 1 according to the assessment of the context.
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

9. Guide for Developing National Data Service Plans
3. Concrete planning for the data service
Going further
3.1. Establishment plan (before day 1)
3.2. Operational plan (after day 1)
Creation of a generic guide to assist interesting actors in developing a plan for establishing a national data service for the social sciences in their country
Creation of an executive summary
Creation of national development plans
Publication of the “media packs”, abbreviated versions of the development plans
 Communication based on Task 3.3 outputs, dissemination to the media/ministries
This third section is not compulsory for the NDP.
Completing it should help to:
Define a calendar with specific and concrete actions in order to establish the data service.
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

10. Target countries and progress
Country
Plan
Additional information
Albania 1
First version sent
Macedonia
Serbia
Austria
Waiting for the first version
Croatia
Kosovo
Latvia
Luxembourg
Montenegro
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Faroe Islands
Spain
2 institutions contacted, no answer yet
Iceland
Moldova
Bosnia
No plan due to political instability
Belarus
Relevant contact person not found
Malta
Turkey 20
3 (+7)

11. Part 2 – Discussion
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

12. Discussion 1. National contexts
Explain your national context and reasons for doing a plan:
Is there any existing infrastructure that might be employed for a new national data service?
How are open data and data sharing viewed in the social sciences in your country?
Are there any government initiatives to support research infrastructure and data sharing in your country?
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

13. Discussion 2. Feedback on the guide and the plan
For those who have started or completed their plan, could you describe your experience?
What works?
Where were the more difficult parts?
Do you have any suggestions for improving the guide and/or the plan?
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

14. Discussion 3. Evaluation of the concept: making the pieces fit
How to organise a service in a specific context?
Which institutions could play a role in the establishment of a national data service?
Which institutions could be involved in the running of a data service, either as funder, partner, or stakeholder?
How can the notion of a data service become recognised and supported by key players?
How to balance service goals and available resources?
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

15. Discussion 4. Next steps: where to go with the plan?
Discuss ways to benefit from the plan, to get the maximum value from it:
Which next actions could be organised based on the resources and challenges?
Who should the plan be presented to and in what way?
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies

16. Part 3 – Q/A on specifc aspects of your NDP
Planning for a national data service: challenges and strategies