Italy (member)
Data Archive for Social Sciences in Italy - DASSI
DASSI – Data Archive for Social Sciences in Italy is a Joint Research Unit of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and the University of Milan-Bicocca. It provides the first national service dedicated to the curation, secure preservation, and valorisation of social science research data.
DASSI primarily serves researchers working in the social sciences, with the aim of promoting access to research data in order to support replicability and reuse.
The archive supports researchers in making their data available and in preparing high-quality documentation for deposited datasets. It also ensures the long-term preservation of data, their proper description and discoverability, and raises awareness of data sharing and reuse by applying the FAIR principles and open science practices, as well as by promoting the use of open formats and open-source tools.
DASSI aims to establish a centre of excellence in data sharing, strengthen secondary data analysis, and promote responsible data use in social, economic, and environmental studies.
Partner organisations
Italian National Research Council (CNR)
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, and Cultural Heritage (DSU)