Data donation
What is data donation?
It’s a study paradigm to process and collect digital trace data contained in so called data download packages. Users of a (social media) platform obtain these packages as part of the study via the platform itself and can then “donate” them via a software.
You can read about the software in detail here and about the paradigm itself here.
How much does it cost?
The software can run on the SURF Research Cloud as described here. You can obtain credits for this by requesting an EINFRA or small-compute grant. Otherwise, get in touch or if you already have a wallet, you can use the calculator to estimate the costs - for the right estimate, use 2 CPU cores and the time you expect your study to run, usually around 2-3 months.
How can we help?
Preparing a data donation study has two technical components:
- Creating data processing scripts (Python)
- Running the software on cloud infrastructure
If you need help with any of these or want to know more about data donation in general, reach out.