The UK Data Service (UKDS) is a good example of a platform at the forefront of data access and discoverability. access to use some of the UK’s largest economic, population and social research datasets, including the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, Understanding Society and UK Census Data. When using this platform, the access conditions saudi arabia rcs data for each study are clearly outlined, facilitating an efficient access process and thus greater data usage. Unfortunately, this is not the case for a large number of longitudinal datasets across the world.
It is clear from our recent project that there is an increase, but still a need, to enhance discoverability and accessibility of longitudinal data for mental health researchers on a global scale. Our hope is that the development of a new platform with information about international longitudinal datasets will be a helpful tool for increasing discoverability, and that simultaneous developments in accessibility will result in a much greater uptake of longitudinal data worldwide.