CASD now hosts SSMSI’s statistical databases on recorded crime (2016–2024), covering offences, victims and suspects — researchers can apply for access at cdap.casd.eu.
Emmanuelle Smadja
The EDP Users Committee meets on June 23, 2026 (10:00–12:30) to discuss production updates and the EDP redesign — contributions welcome, contact aurelien.lavergne@insee.fr to participate.
EDDI 2026, the 18th European DDI Users Conference, will be held in person in Brussels from November 30 to December 4, 2026 — with tutorials, conference sessions and a hackathon — and the call for proposals is now open.
CASD had the honour of attending the Constances and Gazel Cohorts Scientific Day on May 26, 2026, where the teams’ innovative work producing health and environment data — and the research built upon it — proved highly impressive.
The Scientific Advisory Board met on May 13 to discuss data documentation progress, a pilot for less sensitive data processing, health-environment research projects, and the potential impact of US data access restrictions on researchers.
Join CASD’s next Data Tech session on June 23, 2026 for a hands-on exploration of DuckDB — covering its architecture, syntax, memory management, window functions and extensions.
CASD now offers a dedicated status page at casd.status.io to keep users informed in real time about service availability, planned maintenance and incidents — even if CASD’s own sites go down.
CASD is hosting an in-person conference on November 17, 2026 in Paris, bringing together the secure data ecosystem to explore the future of secure data use in research and innovation — stay tuned for programme and registration details.
Philippe Donnay, a founder and cornerstone of CASD, is retiring after years of decisive contributions to the development of the project’s secure infrastructure.
CASD has been invited to participate in a round table dedicated to the lessons learned from GDPR certifications and experience feedback.
CASD invites you to a new Web Data Tech session dedicated to DuckDB. While a previous Parquet/DuckDB webinar focused primarily on the Parquet format, this session will focus essentially on the DuckDB tool itself and the numerous features that make it essential for high-performance data processing today.
The ‘Prométhée’ SNDS health data warehouse reached a decisive milestone on March 26th, receiving authorization from the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL).
Since the beginning of the year, CASD has provided interactive knowledge bases, accessible via a link within the secure bubble. The objective is to centralize all best practices regarding the tools and data available within the secure environments.
The CASD was honored to host Ms. Monica Pickard, Director of the Statistics Canada Center for Research and Excellence in Artificial Intelligence, on March 16.
The French Statistical Society (SFdS) recently published a note regarding the decree establishing the National Cancer Registry.
A recent study by Bpifrance demonstrates the effectiveness of its ‘Climate Audits’ in accelerating the ecological transition of businesses.
In his March 25 column, historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz highlights the work of socio-economist Yoann Demoli on the ‘job market reshuffle’.
On February 17, 2026, a session dedicated to the preparation of European Commission calls for proposals brought together representatives from research funding agencies.
On February 27, the CASD took part in the first CompNet workshop organized at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB).
The Statistics and Foresight Service (SSP) invites you to a presentation session dedicated to the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) data, on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, via videoconference.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the ISO/PAS 25955 specification, officially integrating the DDI (Data Documentation Initiative) into its standards.
The Ministry of the Armed Forces and Veterans has just signed an agreement with the CASD to make its data available to researchers.









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