The State of Open Data 2020

Collaborative mechanisms for sustainable health innovation

“…IP access and sharing arrangements ranging from patent pools, patent pledges to good licensing practices offer a potential complementary mechanism to increasing access to new technologies, especially in developing countries (Cervantes, Copeland and Žarnic, 2018 [137]; Mrad, 2017 [138]). Shifts in collaborative approaches, a strengthening of open science and the digitisation of R&D may offer alternative ways to lower the costs of innovation, to recoup investments and to ensure equitable access.…”

The importance of effective data sharing and reuse to funders and others supporting research

“…Publishers have a key role to play here by prompting researchers to ensure that the data they share are discoverable and reusable. The State of Open Data 2020 ( Digital Science, 2020 ) reported that when researchers were asked which source they would rely on for help making data from their most recent research report open, “Publisher” was the most commonly selected response. Some examples of actions that publishers could take are: Requiring data availability statements, Requiring peer reviewers to comment on the data availability statements, Querying data availability statements that indicate data can only be obtained by contacting the researcher directly, and push for data to be available online (with access management if appropriate), Encouraging the use of recognised community repositories where these exist, and maintain a list of recommended repositories, Requiring authors to include persistent identifiers for their data in the data availability statement where they have been able to obtain one.…”

“…The value to funders of sharing data is relates to a desire to get the greatest possible amount of value from the funding given out. However, as evidenced by The State of Open Data 2020 ( Digital Science, 2020 ) a majority of researchers still have problems or concerns with data sharing.…”

Establishing an Early Indicator for Data Sharing and Reuse

“…Over the last 20 years, there has been a growing recognition of the benefits of sharing and reuse of research data: enhancing research transparency, supporting rigor and reproducibility, promoting innovation, and maximizing the economic return on investment of research funding (Beagrie & Houghton, 2014;Starr et al, 2015;Menke et al, 2022). Most researchers want to share and reuse data but don't have the time, resources, motivation, or know-how to do so (Hahnel et al, 2020), and rates of data sharing and reuse vary widely among researchers in the biological and biomedical sciences (Park, 2022). The NIH Data Management and Sharing policy (National Institutes of Health, 2020) furthers the requirements for adoption of data sharing and reuse by the biological and biomedical research community.…”