Fostering a Culture of Scientific Data Stewardship

Making research data broadly findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable is essential to advancing science and accelerating its translation into knowledge and innovation. The global response to COVID-19 highlights the importance and benefits of sharing research data more openly.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has long championed policies that make the results of research available to the public. Last week, NIH released the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS Policy) to promote the management and sharing of scientific data generated from NIH-funded or conducted research. This policy replaces the 2003 NIH Data Sharing Policy.