Report by the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy and the Bennett Institute for Public Policy: “…a series of case studies on access to data for research. These case studies illustrate the barriers that researchers are grappling with, and suggest how a new wave of policy development could help address these.
Each show innovative uses of data for research in areas that are critically important to science and society, including:
- Diagnosing the data challenges in cancer research – Dr Mireia Crispin
- A sea change in social media research – Dr Amy Orben
- Conserving with code: How data is helping to save our planet – Dr Sadiq Jaffer and Dr Alec Christie
- Breaking the ice: Addressing data barriers in Polar research – Dr Scott Hosking
- Making a difference with data: Insights from COVID-19 – Professor Stefan Scholtes
- Untangling the web of supply chain data – Professor Vasco Carvalho
The projects highlight crucial design considerations for the UK’s National Data Library and the need for a digital infrastructure that connects data, researchers, and resources that enable data use. By centring the experiences of researchers on the front-line of AI innovation, this report hopes to bring some of those barriers into focus and inform continued conversations in this area…(More)”.
