Repository details
DataFirst
Name of repository
DataFirst
Additional name(s)
- Open Data Portal, University of Cape Town
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
DataFirst is a research unit and research data service based at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Our data repository provides access to data from African governments and research entities. DataFirst also operates a secure research data centre at the University to give researchers access to sensitive or highly disaggregated South African data.
Contact(s)
- support: support@data1st.org
- administrative: datafirst@uct.ac.za
- support: https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/about-us/contact-us
Certificate(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
565 results
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- serviceProvider
- dataProvider
Institutions (3)
Additional name(s)
- ICPSR
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- UCT
- Universiteit van Kaapstad
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- technical
- general
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- WDS
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (1)
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (2)
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
- registration
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (1)
DataLicense
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- registration
Data upload license (1)
Data upload license name
Persistent identifier system(s)
- DOI
Name of the repository software
- Nesstar
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes
Metadata standards (2)
Metadata standard
Metadata standard
Remarks
Remarks
Datafirst is the first African member of the ICSU World Data System and the only DSA-certified African repository. Datafirst is the coordinating member of Southern African membership of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Economic Research (ICPSR).
The repository software is the open source National Data Archive (NADA) software developed by the World Bank using the Nesstar source code with permission and downloadable from https://nada.ihsn.org/
Entry date
2013-02-27
Last update
2025-02-26
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