Table 1 Recommendations for future research collaborations involving data sharing
From: Data sharing in large research consortia: experiences and recommendations from ENGAGE
Organisational tools |
Provide systematic information about collaboration projects (plans, deadlines, reminders) |
Implement transparent publication policies/mechanisms for author recognition |
Governance tools |
Use harmonised/unified data-sharing policies across countries and funders |
Implement simplified Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) and/or Data Access Agreements (DAAs) |
Simplify ethics approval |
Delegate harmonising issues to people in charge of developing policies |
Technical tools |
Develop systems for systematic information about data availability (without access to the data) and multiple files upload |
Further develop tools for data harmonisation across cohorts |
Use more efficient web servers |
