Seminar “Strengthening Lithuania’s Potential in the Humanities and Social Sciences through LiDA and CESSDA-ERIC” was held on November 14, 2024

Seminar “Strengthening Lithuania’s Potential in the Humanities and Social Sciences through LiDA and CESSDA-ERIC” was held on November 14, 2024 at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology.

During the seminar, presentations were made by Bonnie Wolff-Boenisch, Director of CESSDA ERIC; Giedrius Viliūnas, advisor of the Office of the Committee for the Future of the Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania; Aušra Gribauskienė, Chief Specialist of the Division of Science of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports; Head of KTU DAtA Center, Audronė Telešienė; LiDA coordinator Vaidas Morkevičius and KTU Information Technology Department specialists Antanas Štreimikis and Andrius Blažinskas.

During this live event, speakers discussed topics related to Lithuanian and European research infrastructures, the importance of providing open access to data and other research outputs, FAIR data principles and data archiving technologies. The seminar provided an opportunity to learn about modern data curation practices and the innovations required for opening data.

The event culminated with the official introduction of the National Advisory Board of LiDA formed for a five-year term (2024-2029). The Board has 24 members representing Lithuanian science and education institutions, public agencies and other organizations. The Board is an advisory body of LiDA that provides consultations for the head of the DAtA center and the LiDA coordinator to implement the goals and objectives of LiDA.

The program of the event and presentations:

CESSDA ERIC: Working Principles, Structure, and Impact on European and National Data Landscapes (BONNIE WOLFF-BOENISCH, CESSDA ERIC Director)
The Landscape of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Infrastructures in Lithuania (GIEDRIUS VILIŪNAS, Advisor of the Office of the Future Committee of the Chancellery of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania)
Policy on Open Access to Research Data in Lithuania (AUŠRA GRIBAUSKIENĖ, Chief specialist, Division of Science, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport)
Mission, Services and Added Value of LiDA (AUDRONĖ TELEŠIENĖ, Head of DAtA centre at KTU FSSAH)
LiDA from Historical Perspective: Establishment and Development, Data Curation, Collections, and Integrations (VAIDAS MORKEVIČIUS, Coordinator of LiDA )
LiDA Technical Infrastructure (ANTANAS ŠTREIMIKIS, Head of Library Information Systems Office at KTU; ANDRIUS BLAŽINSKAS, software developer at KTU )