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Significant increase in the use of data from the Finnish service provider in 2015
Thu 11 Feb 2016

Significant increase in the use of data from the Finnish service provider in 2015

User statistics from 2015 show that the use of the Finnish Social Science Data Archive (FSD) data collection continues to grow.

An overview of events to come brought to you by CESSDA
Fri 29 Jan 2016

An overview of events to come brought to you by CESSDA

As the first month of the year draws to a close, it is a good time to take a look at a number of upcoming events within CESSDA partner organisations in the first half of the year (conferences, workshops, seminars, trainings, webinars, etc.).

Big data: labour market impacts
Mon 14 Dec 2015

Big data: labour market impacts

This last blog post on EDF2015 focuses exclusively on the impacts of big data on the labour market.

Big data: A technological industry perspective and some case studies from medical devices and smart cities to city transport planning
Thu 10 Dec 2015

Big data: A technological industry perspective and some case studies from medical devices and smart cities to city transport planning

Following on from the previous article on EDF2015, this one focusses on the industry perspective of big data with some real-life examples of big data in use or planned.

The European dimension of big data revealed at EDF2015
Wed 9 Dec 2015

The European dimension of big data revealed at EDF2015

CESSDA attended the European Data Forum taking place in Luxembourg on 16-17 November in the framework of Big Data Europe, gold sponsor of the event. Here are some take away messages on what is happening at a European level in the area of big data.

What policies are needed for an inclusive society?
Fri 27 Nov 2015

What policies are needed for an inclusive society?

SHARE released a new book on “Ageing in Europe – Supporting Policies for an Inclusive Society” which was presented on 29 October in Brussels.