The GGP central hub team is still buzzing with excitement after attending the yearly conference of ODISSEI, the Open Data Infrastructure for Social Science and Economic Innovations.
During the conference, GGP Deputy Director Yuri Pettinicchi took part in a panel exploring current innovations and opportunities for future collaboration in large-scale international surveys. The panel brought together representatives from several major survey programmes: the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), the European Values Study (EVS), the European Social Survey (ESS) and the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).
The central hub team gained valuable perspectives from two compelling keynote lectures. Melinda Mills, MBE (Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, University of Oxford) encouraged us to reflect on how emerging data ecosystems can be better leveraged—while remaining mindful of the challenges that come with them. Merce Crosas (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) shared insights on what is required to effectively integrate AI into scientific practice while upholding principles of responsible, rigorous, and open science.
