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Data sharing agreement between Department of Education and the Educational Research Centre
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The Department of Education have entered into a Data Sharing Agreement with the Educational Research Centre under the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019.
The Data Sharing and Governance Act (DSGA) Framework for sharing data builds upon the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 by setting out a common set of practices for all Public Bodies to follow when they wish to use the Act as their legal basis for sharing data. Under the Framework, Data Sharing Agreements between public bodies for the purpose of sharing personal data has been made available for public consultation for a period of 28 days and was then reviewed by the Data Sharing and Governance Board. The Data Sharing Agreement has now been executed.
The purpose of the Data Sharing Agreement is to enable the ERC to conduct independent research on all aspects of education and at all levels of the education system including educational research that will inform policy making and the improvement of educational standards. As part of this work, the ERC carries out various studies at a national and international level on behalf of the Department such as PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study), TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) & PISA (The Programme for International Student Assessment).
