Accelerating Transition To Virtual Research Organisation In Social Science (AVROSS)

Accelerating Transition To Virtual Research Organisation In Social Science (AVROSS)

DOI of the original publication

URI

https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/29205

Project type

Auftragsforschung

Project start

01.10.2006

Project end

31.12.2008

Project status

abgeschlossen

Description

Abstract

The main goal of the AVROSS study was to better understand the reasons behind the low level of adoption of e-Infrastructures by the social sciences and humanities (SSH) and support European policy-making. For this purpose, AVROSS conducted eight case studies of e-Infrastructures and an exploratory survey of early adopters in Europe, the US and beyond. The results point to several challenges for widening use of e-infrastructures in SSH fields such as matching e-Science and fieldspecific cultures and practices, developing and implementing successful strategies for recruiting users, and winning reputed domain scientists for the e-Science cause (as multipliers and to gain credibility). The study recommended among other things to step up the role of e-Infrastructure in graduate education, involve users at all stages, support the development of service-oriented business models, invest in addressing data confidentiality concerns and institute a research programme on e-Infrastructures in SSH.

Link

http://web.fhnw.ch/plattformen/avross

Created during FHNW affiliation

Strategic action fields FHNW

School

Hochschule für Wirtschaft FHNW

Institute

Institute for Competitiveness and Communication

Financed by

Project partner

European Commission, Directorate General Information Society & Media, Unit Géant and e-Infrastructures
empirica Gesellschaft für Kommunikations- und Technologieforschung mbH
University of Manchester / National Centre for e-Social Science, United Kingdom
University of Chicago / National Opinion Research Centre, USA