Economic and Social Data Service

Economic and Social Data Service
AbbreviationESDS
Formation2003
Legal statusGovernment-funded data service
Location
Region served
UK
Director
Matthew Woollard
AffiliationsESRC, JISC, University of Essex
WebsiteESDS

The Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) is a national data archiving and dissemination service that was founded in January 2003. It is funded jointly by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Jisc. In July 2012, the ESRC announced it will become a partner in the UK Data Service, to be established as of October 1st of 2012.[1]

  1. ^ ESRC. "New national digital repository for social and economic data". Retrieved 10 October 2012.