The SERSCIDA Kick-off Meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first meeting of the operational phase SERSCIDA network gathered 15 participants in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where seven SERSCIDA partners, from the 7 partners: the Swiss Foundation for Research in Social Sciences FORS, Goeteborgs Universitet (University of Gothenburg) from Sweden, University of Essex from the United Kingdom, Univerza v Ljubljani (University of Ljubljana) from Slovenia, Institut ekonomskih nauka (Institute of economic sciences) from Serbia, Filozofski fakultet Sveucilista u Zagrebu (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb) and Centar za ljudska prava Univeziteta u Sarajevu (Human Rights Centre of University of Sarajevo).
Open Access
'Open Access' refers to the practice of granting free Internet access to research publications and data. As all research and innovation builds on earlier achievements, an efficient system for broad dissemination of and access to research publications and raw data can accelerate scientific progress. The OECD Declaration of 2008 states "that open access to, and unrestricted use of data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers," as well as maximizing "the value derived from public investments in data collection efforts." SERSCIDA will address the need for improved and open access to and dissemination of primary data collected through research in social sciences while at the same time trying to support reinforcement of the existing national strategies and structures, and to contribute to development of new ones.