Repository details

DataFirst

Name of repository
DataFirst
Repository URL
https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/
Subject(s)
Description
DataFirst is a Research Unit and Data Service based at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. We give researchers online access to survey and administrative microdata (data at unit record level) from South Africa and other African countries. DataFirst operates the first Remote Access Data Enclave in Africa, which gives secure online access to sensitive African data.
Contact(s)
  • support: datafirst-support@uct.ac.za
  • administrative: datafirst@uct.ac.za
Content type(s)
Certificate(s)
CoreTrustSeal
Start date
2023-12-07
End date
2026-12-06
Keyword(s)
Repository size
562 results
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/about-datafirst
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider
  • serviceProvider

Institutions (3)

Institution
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Additional name(s)
  • ICPSR
Institution
Country
International
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
University of Cape Town
Institution
Country
South Africa
Type(s) of responsibility
  • technical
  • general
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
World Data System
Additional name(s)
  • WDS
Institution
Country
International
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy Name
Digital Curation Process

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
CC

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
Deposit Data
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • DOI
Name of the repository software
  • Nesstar
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/get-data/how-cite-datasets-used-your-research-publications
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes

Metadata standards (2)

Metadata standard
DDI (Data Documentation Initiative)
Metadata standard
Dublin Core

Remarks

Remarks
Datafirst is the first African member of the ICSU World Data System. DataFirst's repository was the first DSA-certified and CoreTrustSeal data repository in Africa. 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
2025-06-26
Back to search
Submit a change request
Get a badge
The DataCite logo

Cite this re3data.org record:

re3data.org: DataFirst; editing status 2025-06-26; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R3QS3C last accessed: 2025-07-19