Date: February 16, 2024

Venue: virtual meeting

Host institution: KOSSDA

The 8th meeting of the Network of Asian Social Science Data Archives (NASSDA) was held online on February 16, 2024.

First, Dr. Won-ho Park from KOSSDA delivered the opening remarks and warmly welcomed all participants.

Then, each institution provided an update on their recent activities:

・2023 Annual Progress Overview for the Chinese National Survey Data Archive (reported by Dr. Weidong Wang, CNSDA/Renmin University of China)

・Overview of recent activities at the CSRDA and the Social Science Japan Data Archive (SSJDA) 2023  (reported by Dr. Shuai Wang, SSJDA/ The University of Tokyo)

・Survey Research Data Archive Progress in 2023 and Plans for 2024 (reported by Dr. Pei-shan Liao, SRDA/ Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

・Overview of KOSSDA 2023 (reported by Dr. Won-ho Park, KOSSDA/ Seoul National University)

Following the reports from each institution, discussions were held regarding the future of NASSDA and global collaboration, including co-authoring an article introducing NASSDA and organizing a panel discussion session at an international conference. Finally, plans for the next NASSDA meeting were discussed.