 | Promoting Access to Public Research Data for Scientific, Economic, and Social Development
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| | 1) University of California San Diego
2) Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, The Netherlands
3) Networked Research and Digital Information (Nerdi), The Netherlands
4) Santa Clara University
5) CSC - Scientific Computing Ltd
6) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada
7) U.S. National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council |
| Abstract
Access to and sharing of data are essential for the conduct and advancement of science. This article argues that publicly funded research data should be openly available to the maximum extent possible. To seize upon advancements of cyberinfrastructure and the explosion of data in a range of scientific disciplines, this access to and sharing of publicly funded data must be advanced within an international framework, beyond technological solutions. The authors, members of an OECD Follow-up Group, present their research findings, based closely on their report to OECD, on key issues in data access, as well as operating principles and management aspects necessary to successful data access regimes. |
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