Our Head of the DASS-BiH, Amela Kurta, is a co-author of the publication Strengthening Repository Practices: Experiences and Outcomes from the FIDELIS TTRAM workshops, developed within the FIDELIS network. The publication presents experiences and results from a pilot support programme focused on strengthening the transparency and trustworthiness of digital repositories through the application of the…
We are announcing that our Head of Data Archive, Amela Kurta, took part in the World Data System (WDS) Forum 2025, held on 18 November 2025. Representing both CREDI and the Social Science Data Archive of Bosnia and Herzegovina (DASS-BiH), she delivered a presentation within the official programme, reinforcing Bosnia and Herzegovina’s visibility in the…
The Data Archive for Social Sciences in Bosnia and Herzegovina (DASS-BiH) is announcing the publication of a new FAIR Implementation Story authored by Amela Kurta and Nermin Oruč, members of the DASS-BiH team and researchers at CREDI. The publication, titled “Testing recommendations for trustworthy and FAIR-enabling data repositories at the Data Archive for Social Sciences…
The Head of the Data Archive for Social Sciences in Bosnia and Herzegovina (DASS-BiH), Amela Kurta, took part in the first official meeting of the FIDELIS Trustworthy Digital Repository (TDR) Network, held online on 1 July 2025. The meeting gathered over 30 representatives from prominent European research institutions, data services, and repositories, including CSC, DTU,…
The Data Archive for Social Sciences in Bosnia and Herzegovina (DASS-BiH), hosted by the Centre for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research (CREDI), is proud to announce that it has officially endorsed the TRUST Principles for digital repositories. With this step, DASS-BiH reaffirms its commitment to advancing international standards in the stewardship and responsible management…
The Data Archive for Social Sciences in Bosnia and Herzegovina (DASS-BiH) participated in the FAIR Implementation Workshop: Enhancing FAIR and Trustworthy Data Repositories in the Western Balkans, held on 8 May 2025. This regional event brought together data repository experts and practitioners to share experiences and practical insights on improving repository transparency, metadata exposure, and…
The Data Archive for Social Sciences in Bosnia and Herzegovina (DASS-BiH) is pleased to announce the upcoming FAIR Implementation Workshop – Enhancing FAIR and Trustworthy Data Repositories: Insights from the Repositories in the Western Balkan Region. The event will take place on 8th May 2025, from 10:00 to 11:05 CEST. This workshop will present key…
The Data Archive for Social Sciences in Bosnia and Herzegovina (DASS-BiH), managed by the Center for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research (CREDI), has officially become a Regular Member of the World Data System (WDS), affiliated with the International Science Council (ISC). This partnership, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding, reflects DASS-BiH’s commitment to promoting…
On December 9-10, 2024, the Conference on Data Sharing and Secondary Analysis in Child and Youth Wellbeing Research was held in Zagreb, organized as part of the COORDINATE project and hosted by the CROSSDA – Croatian Social Science Data Archive, University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Amela Kurta, representing the Data Archive…
The Data Archive for Social Sciences in Bosnia and Herzegovina (DASS-BiH), hosted by CREDI, has been included in the European Research Council’s (ERC) inventory of trustworthy repositories for a second time. This recognition is part of an initiative by the ERC Executive Agency to support Open Science Requirements in the Horizon Europe Model Grant Agreement…
