Author: Eugenie Regan
COVID-19 may be the most visible example of scientific data to date that has been shared, used, re-used and discovered in the most collaborative and collective way across all research stakeholders, across all nations and continents. It has had an essential role to play in increasing the credibility of that research – on the one hand validating data so that researchers can trust it, and on the other hand, combating scientific misinformation, so that wider society can trust it. Yet despite what’s shown to be possible, there are still some barriers and hesitations around both the development and adoption of open data and open research solutions – within and outside of the research community.
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