The Norwegian Centre for Research Data () (NSD) was a Norwegian institution established to manage data for the research community of Norway. Until 1 March 2016 it was known as Norwegian Social Science Data Services. In 2022, the organization was merged together with
Uninett and
Unit (Norway) into
Sikt, the Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research.
The centre was established in 1971 as part of the
Research Council of Norway
The Research Council (also the Research Council of Norway; ) is a Norwegian government agency that funds research and innovation projects. On behalf of the Government, the Research Council invests NOK 11,7 billion (2022) annually.
The Research ...
. In 2003, the NSD was restructured as a
limited company
In a limited company, the Legal liability, liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Limited companies may be limited by Share (finance), shares or by guarantee. In a c ...
, with ownership retained by the Norwegian
Ministry of Education and Research. As of 2015, it was one of the world's largest archives for research data, employing a staff of 90 people in
Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
By May 20 ...
[Grethe Tidemann,]
Nytt register skal kvalitetssikre europeiske, vitenskapelige publikasjoner
ew index shall ensure the quality of European academic publications ''Uniforum'', 29 May 2015
NSD operated the
Norwegian Scientific Index and the European database
ERIH PLUS, the first of which continues to be provided by
Sikt since the merger. ERIH PLUS is currently hosted by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills.
References
External links
Official site
Government-owned companies of Norway
1971 establishments in Norway
Business services companies of Norway
Companies based in Bergen
Business services companies established in 1971
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