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SERSCIDA – WP2Analysis of Existing Potentials in Serbia

SEEDS Mapping the Serbia

Aleksandra Bradić-MartinovićAleksandar ZdravkovićIvana DomazetBojana Radovanović

Introduction

• Pioneering step in Serbia (2001) - Eastern European Data Archives, headed by UNESCO’s Management of Social Transformations Programme (MOST) and the German Social Science Infrastructure Services (GESIS)

• Institute of Social Sciences

• NEDA - no concrete steps in implementation of data archiving project

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Legal Provisions and Financing of Science in Serbia

• Centralized and administered by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development

• “Strategy of Scientific and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia 2010-2015”, seven national priorities

• 3-5 years projects (basic, applied and interdisciplinary research)

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Legal Provisions and Financing of Science in Serbia

Figure 2. Allocation for science, as GDP percentage (2001-2014)

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1.Law on Higher Education

2. Law on Scientific Research

3. Regulation on archiving

Legal Provisions and Financing of Science in Serbia

2. Scientific Research

• Law on Scientific Research, basic regulation applied since 2005, amended in 2010

• Defines scientific research and its basic principles

• Legal framework for National Strategy and programs of general interest

• Determines the conditions for founding and work of institutes and excellence centers and conditions for researchers to be engaged in them

• Financing

3. Regulation on electronic on digital archiving

• No specific regulation in Serbia

• EU Copyright Directive (EU, 2001);

• Law on Scientific Research (“RS Official Gazette”, no.: 110/05, 50/06) -> Law on Changes and Amendments of Law on Scientific Research (“RS Official Gazette”, no: 18/10) : Strategy and programs of general interest for Serbia, criteria ensuring quality of scientific-research research activity , condition for funding and financing of the activity;

3. Regulation on electronic on digital archiving

• Law on Archival Material (“FRY Official Gazette”, no. 12/98, 13/98);

• Law on Copyrights and Related Rights (“RS Official Gazette”, no. 104/2009);

• Law on Cultural Property (“RS Official Gazette”, no. 71/94); and

• Law on Personal Data Protection (“RS Official Gazette”, no. 97/2008, 104/2009, 68/2012, Decision of Constitutional Court, 107/2012.

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Main Public Institutions and Bodies That Ensure Development and Quality of Scientific-Research Activity

• Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia

• National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

• Board for Accreditation of Scientific-Research Organizations

• Commission for Acquirement of Scientific Titles

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Basic Elements of Research Infrastructure

1. Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences;

2. Matica Srpska and

3. Scientific-Research organizations (institutes, higher education institutions and centers of exceptional values)

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Data Service Infrastructure Survey 16 relevant institutions participated (12 institutes and faculties + 4 national infrastructure institutions):1. Institute of Social Sciences2. Institute of Sociological Research, dep. of Fac. of Philosophy in BG3. Institute of European Studies 4. Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research5. Institute of Philosophy and Social Theory6. Institute of Economic Sciences7. Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade8. Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, Scientific-Research Center

of Faculty of Economics - NICEF9. Faculty of Economics, University of Kragujevac 10.Faculty of Economics Subotica, University of Novi Sad11.Belgrade Banking Academy – Faculty for Banking, Financing and Insurance,

12.Faculty of Economics, Finances and Administration - FEFA11

Data Service Infrastructure Survey

4 national infrastructure institutions:

1. National Library of Serbia

2. University of Belgrade Computer Center

3. Statistical Office of Serbia

4. Archives of Serbia

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Proposed models for archiving

3. Organization of the archive within the National Library of Serbia, given their extensive experience in the field of archiving

2. Scientific institution to be a central point for archiving the data collected by all other institutions, funded by budget for science

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1. Archive could be created at the University of Belgrade, but the center would operate independently or in computer center of the University of Belgrade

Key institutions in Serbia

• Institute of Economic Sciences.

• Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development

• University of Belgrade Computer Center

• Institute of Social Sciences - University of Belgrade

• Institute of Sociology And Social Research, Faculty of Philosophy – University of Belgrade

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Second person in Serbian team

?• PhD student

• Field: Social sciences – preferably Economics

• With interest in Data Management

• Ideally: before 15th July

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Thank you for your attention!

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