The new DDI Qualitative Data Working Group

This presentation introduces the new DDI Qualitative Data Working Group, which was approved by the DDI Scientific Board in June 2025. It covers the group's scope, motivations, purpose, objectives, deliverables and initial members. It also serves as an invitation to participate, encouraging individuals from all disciplines to collaborate in advancing qualitative data documentation practices from a cross-domain perspective using DDI standards. The presentation, held on December 2nd at ELTE in Budapest, is part of the 17th Annual European DDI User Conference (EDDI2025) and the contribution Bell, D., McEachern, S., Wenzig, K., Cotton, F., Betancort Cabrera, N., Tykhonov, S., Thomas, W., Leahey, A., Smith, D., Olof, O., & Hopt, O. (2026, January 20). A Lightning Talk Session from the Scientific Board. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18312856