News archive
The DwB Formal End
The project came to a formal end on 30 April 2015. [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
D5.5 (Final report & recommendations for the continuation of services for European OS microdata) is now publicly available online [More...]
New Service: Legal Frameworks Visualisation Tool
Legal frameworks for official statistics microdata access demonstrated by Visualisation Tool. [More...]
Microdata Information System MISSY
Systematically structured metadata for official statistics. [More...]
New Service: CIMES
Overview of metadata of official microdata for research purposes. [More...]
EDAF 2 Material Now Available
Final version of the programme of EDAF 2 (24 & 25 Mar. 2015, Luxembourg), as well as slideshows and audio recordings of the presentations made are now available [More...]
Users’ Conference presentations
Users’ Conference 2015 presentations now available on the GESIS website. [More...]
Training Course 6 Material
Presentations and other training material available from course on data from official statistics in Europe – particularly the Adult Education Survey. [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
D3.3 (Research Data Centers and ISO27001 – A Guide) is now available [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
D5.4 (Report and Databank Documenting Integrated EU OS Data) is now available [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
D11.3 (Progress & Intermediate Report on New Masking Techniques, Record Linkage for Output Checking) is now available [More...]
European Data Access Forum: Registration & Programme
The 2nd EDAF, 24 & 25 March 2015 in Luxembourg. Draft programme & registration form available. [More...]
Training Course 5 Material
Presentations and other training material available from course on data from official statistics in Europe – particularly Integrated European Census Microdata. [More...]
Users' Conference 2015
An international forum for research based for EU-Microdata. Register now! [More...]
CALL: 6th Training Course
Learn how to work with Adult Education Survey. Deadline for applications 10 Dec. 2014 [More...]
CALL: 5th Training Course
Learn how to work with EU Census Microdata. Deadline for applications 5 Dec. 2014 [More...]
NEW Delivrable Available!
D11.5 (Software for New Masking Techniques & for New Cell Suppression Method) is now available [More...]
SAVE THE DATES!! 2nd European Data Access Forum
The 2nd European Data Access Forum will take place on 24 & 25 March 2015 in Luxembourg [More...]
CfP: NTTS 2015
NTTS 2015 will take place on 10-12 March 2014 in Brussels. Deadline for submission of abstracts: 27 Oct. 2014 [More...]
NEW Service Available!
The database and factsheets on national accreditation procedures & data access conditions across Europe are now available for public use [More...]
CFP: 4th European User Conference
Users of SILC, LFS, AES, SES, CIS, EHIS and HBS data, deadline for abstracts Sept. 30, 2014 [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
Merged D7.2/7.3 (Standards with future relevance for European Social Science data infrastructure - Needs, key areas, rules & best practices in Metadata Standard selection & usage) is now available [More...]
CALL: 4th Training Course
Learn how to work with EU-LFS data. Deadline for applications: 11 August 2014 [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
D8.4 (Final report proposing portal resource discovery functionality for a search/browse portal interface), initially restricted, is now made available publicly [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
D8.2 (Metadata Model), initially restricted, is now made available publicly [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
D8.1 (OS Object Model), initially restricted, is now made available publicly [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
D8.3 (Workflows & dataflows for both possible resource discovery models), initially restricted, is now made available publicly [More...]
7th Call for Research Proposals
Support for transnational access to official detailed and sensitive microdata available. Apply now! [More...]
Additional Staff Visit
Staff in Data Archives & National Statistical Institutes apply now to visit CASD in Paris. [More...]
6th Call for Research Proposals
Support for transnational access to official detailed and sensitive microdata available. Apply now! [More...]
Training Courses' Material Available
2nd and 3rd Training Courses' presentation slides and other material are now available. See the course programme for links. [More...]
Reminder: Staff Visits
Staff in Data Archives & National Statistical Institutes apply now to visit SORS in Slovenia. [More...]
Call: Third Training Course
Learn how to work with EU-SILC longitudinal data. Deadline for applications 17 January 2014 [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
D5.2 (Report and Databank Documenting National OS Microdata) is now downloadable [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
D11.4 (Software Code for RCTA and ECTA Implementation) is now downloadable [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
D7.1 (Metadata Standards – Usage and Needs in NSIs and Data Archives) is now available [More...]
Reminder: Staff Visits
Staff in Data Archives & National Statistical Institutes apply now to visit MONA in Sweden. [More...]
5th Call for Research Proposals
Support for transnational access to official detailed and sensitive microdata available. Apply before October 15. [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available!
D4.2: Feasibility Study on Organizational Architecture for Managing pan-European Access [More...]
First Regional Workshop
Final programme & presentations made are now available [More...]
Users' Conference 2013
Abstracts and presentation slides availble now. [More...]
4th Call for Research Proposals
Support for transnational access to official detailed and sensitive microdata available. Apply before May 15. [More...]
1st Regional Workshop
Registration is now open! Dates: 24 & 25 April 2013. Venue: Ljubljana, Slovenia. Scope: Access to OS microdata and cooperation between NSIs & Archives [More...]
Workshop on Improving Access to European Metadata
Date: 4 March 2013, Brussels. Presentations available. [More...]
Workshop on Improving Access to European Metadata
Registration is now open! Date: 4 March 2013. Venue: Charlemagne building of the European Commission, Brussels. [More...]
Users’ Conference 2013
International forum for research based on EU-LFS or EU-SILC data. Register now! [More...]
Staff Visits: Registration Open
Interested in setting up a Research Data Centre or a Remote Access solution in your RDC? Register now! [More...]
Call: 2nd Training Course
Learn how to work with data from official statistics, EU-SILC in particular. Deadline for applications January 15 2013. [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available
D4.1 - Report on State of Play of Current SC in Europe [More...]
3rd Call for Research Proposals
Support for transnational access to official detailed and sensitive microdata available. Apply before October 15. [More...]
1st Training Course: Material Available!
Outline, content and presentations made during the 1st training course in Mannheim are now available [More...]
1st Training Courses: Call for Applications is Closed
Review of applications received has now begun [More...]
NEW Deliverable Available
D5.1 - Report on Concepts for and Components of a European Service Centre for Official Statistics [More...]
1st Users Conference: Call for Papers
Researchers working on EU-LFS or EU-SILC microdata are invited to submit their abstract before 31 October 2012. Selected papers will be presented during the EU Users' Conference 2013, Mannheim, Germany [More...]
1st Call for Proposals Selection Results
The selection results of the 1st Call for Proposals for accessing transnational data are now available [More...]
1st European Data Access Forum Recordings
Full programme, slideshows and recordings (audio files) of this event are now available [More...]
DwB WP8 OS Object Model at IASSIST 2012
MT (Metadata Technology Ltd.) will discuss the WP8 DDI-based metadata model for supporting cross-national data discovery through a paper submitted to IASSIST Conference 2012 [More...]
DwB at IASSIST 2012
DwB will hold a panel session in the IASSIST Conference in Washington, USA, on June 7, 2012 [More...]
1st DwB Training Course
Learn how to work with data from official statistics, EU-LFS in particular. Deadline for applications June 15 2012. [More...]
2nd Call for Research Proposals
Support for transnational access to official detailed and sensitive microdata available. Apply before May 15. [More...]
First EDAF (Update)
Final programme, slideshows and practical details are now available. [More...]
First EDAF - Final Programme (Update)
The latest version of the programme is now available along with practical details and additional information. [More...]
First EDAF - Indicative Programme
A first version of the indicative programme is now available. [More...]
1st European Data Access Forum (EDAF)
DwB oganises its first European Data Access Forum (EDAF), which will be held on 27 & 28 March 2012 in Luxembourg. Registration is now open. [More...]
Workshop on Accreditation Issues in Eastern Europe
DwB organised a joint workshop on Access to Official Microdata & Accreditation of Researchers in Eastern European Countries, on 23 January 2012. [More...]
Call for Research Proposals
Support for transnational access to official microdata - call for research proposals is open [More...]
Workshop on metadata standards
DwB organised a joint workshop on metadata standard issues, in collocation with EDDI 2011. [More...]
Micro Data Access Colloquium
The German Statistical Office and Statistical Association organised a conference on Micro Data Access on November 10–11. [More...]
METIS Workshop on Statistical Metadata
The DwB was represented in The METIS workshop and the DDI/SDMX Dialogue meeting in Geneva on 5–7 October. [More...]
DwB at IASSIST
The DwB project held a session in the IASSIST Conference in Vancouver, Canada on June 2, 2011. [More...]
DwB at World Statistics Conference
DwB representative, Paola Tubaro (CNRS-RQ) was invited to the 58th World Statistics Congress of the International Statistical Institute in Dublin on August, 26. [More...]