recognition and documentation of main data source;
verification of data reliability;
collection and distribution of data and information
through national and international network of research;
the creation of an integrated
system of:
data archives (individual and aggregate level);
information archive, with useful information for
the data analysis;
metadata archive, with information about sources,
documentation and archiving methods;
preparation of teaching packages to develop new sociological
and methodological
skills, and to supply the knowledge about other subjects to face the
main social themes in a problematic and critical key.