SecureDataLab

Gateway to Empirical Economic Research

A bridge between official statistics and empirical social researchers authorized by Eurostat.

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Advanced Infrastructure for Economic Analysis

SecureData Lab is designed to support advanced econometrics and data analysis. Equipped with powerful computers and parallel processing capabilities, we help researchers analyze complex datasets accurately and efficiently. Whether it's economic trends, market research, or statistical modeling, our infrastructure provides the computational resources needed for insightful analysis.
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The key financial support for this infrastructure is provided by Nadácia Národnej banky Slovenska.

Ensuring Secure Microdata Processing and Confidentiality Compliance

At SecureData Lab, we uphold rigorous standards for the secure sharing and storage of micro-data. Our objective is to safeguard the confidentiality of sensitive information stored on our premises. We enforce strict adherence to the Eurostat Guidelines and relevant EU legal provisions among affiliated researchers. This commitment ensures that data access is conducted securely and responsibly, maintaining the integrity and privacy of all stored information.

Project Support

For team at SecureData Lab, accessibility and user support are paramount. We offer seamless access to our facilities, ensuring that students and researchers can utilize our resources efficiently. Additionally, our team provides expert consultation and assistance throughout the research process, from project planning to application and execution.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can apply for access to Eurostat microdata?

Each independent researcher employed at the University of Economics in Bratislava or affiliated researcher of an independent research institute. PhD students and students cannot independently apply for access to Eurostat microdata. On behalf of PhD students and students, applications for access to microdata may only be submitted by their supervisors.

What microdata collections does Eurostat provide?

Eurostat provides microdata collections for research purposes are listed here.
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There are detailed descriptions of the datasets, information from which countries they come from and the range of years they cover. The list of sets is updated on a regular basis and gradually expanded.

Where can a researcher work on microdata sent by Eurostat for a research project planned by her or him?

Due to the obligation of special protection of the confidentiality of microdata, work on them can only take place at a microdata secure access point, created specifically for this purpose, in accordance with all the requirements of the Eurostat.

Where is the microdata secure access point?

The secure access point to Eurostat microdata is located at the Department of Economic Policy (4th floor - Old Building), University of Economics in Bratislava. The secure access point is open during the working hours.

There is a special computer workstation at the secure access point, prepared for work on microdata, to which only authorised persons have access: the SecureData Lab Coordinator, the Applicant, and the Project Participants. Each of the aforementioned persons has a specially created work account on this computer, protected by a password and physical authentication key. The room is video-surveilled to enforce the correct use of the secure access point.

What could be the consequences of breaching the confidentiality of Eurostat microdata?

Any breach of the conditions specified may result in appropriate legal consequences. The European Commission can then take the following actions:
- withdraw consent to disclose confidential microdata to a given academic staff member of the University of Economics in Bratislava (EUBA) or all researchers participating in a specific research project,
- withdraw consent to make confidential microdata available for all research projects submitted by EUBA researchers,
- revoke the accreditation granted to the University of Economics in Bratislava,
- enforce from EUBA to take disciplinary action against the researcher, the perpetrator,
- demand compensation from EUBA through civil law,
- make a complaint or report the infringement to the police under national law (the Commission has the right to be the plaintiff in the main proceedings).
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Each breach of the conditions set out in the documents listed above may be considered separately. Depending on the severity of the situation, appropriate measures may be taken:
- in relation to academic staff of the University of Economics in Bratislava,
- in relation to EUBA,
- towards the Slovak State, on the basis of the Treaty on European Union.

Still have a question?

Useful documents.

Research Proposal Application Form (Eurostat)Declaration of Individual Confidentiality (Eurostat)Guidelines for Publication (Eurostat)Guidelines for the Assessment of Research Entities, Research Proposals and Access Facilities (Eurostat)Model Contract (SecureData Lab)Technical and Organisational Measures (SecureData Lab)