Six academic institutions – the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the University of Warsaw, the Warsaw School of Economics, the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń – have joined forces to establish the Consortium for Social Data.
The initiative aims to: (1) coordinate Poland’s accession to, and participation in, the European research infrastructure CESSDA (ERIC), (2) archive and provide open access to social data, (3) maintain and ensure the long-term operation of the Social Data Repository.
The Consortium has been set up for an initial two-year term, with the possibility of extension. Its membership is open, allowing additional institutions to join in the future.