Research Data Alliance (RDA) Announces First Release of COVID-19 Recommendations and Guidelines, Comments Welcome

From RDA:

In response to a direct request from the European Commission, one of the RDA funding agencies, the RDA community answered a call to action at the end of March 2020 and set up an RDA Working group, with 5 sub-groups focusing on essential thematic areas: Clinical, Community Participation, Epidemiology, Omics, and Social Sciences. The initial work was divided into these 5 areas as a way to both focus the conversations and provide an initial set of guidelines within a tight timeframe. Additional themes and details will be added over time in iterative releases of this document.

The overarching objectives of the RDA COVID-19 Working Group (CWG) are:

1. to clearly define detailed guidelines on data sharing under the present COVID-19 circumstances to help stakeholders follow best practices to maximize the efficiency of their work, and to act as a blueprint for future emergencies;
2. to develop guidelines for policymakers to maximise timely data sharing and appropriate responses in such health emergencies;
3. to address the interests of researchers, policy makers, funders, publishers, and providers of data sharing infrastructures.

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n the spirit of the RDA community and its open process, we are seeking feedback from the COVID-19 WG members, as well as the whole community, early and often during this process. This feedback will inform the work and will be incorporated into the sub-group discussions, and the next set of writing sprints.

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• RDA COVID-19; recommendations and guidelines, 1st release 24 April 2020

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