Recommendation
Raise awareness about the importance of supporting social sciences, arts and humanities, among national decision makers.
Scientific policies lack priority towards social sciences, arts and humanities. This is reflected in low investment and budgeting, namely to research infrastructures.
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"The general thought is that this link to the digital must have a monetary aspect to it, it has to be profitable, it needs to have an impact on the economy, and it is commonly assumed that research in humanities is not lucrative to the state - the added value is very low."