[CODATA-international] CODATA President, Barend Mons, ‘World View’ Opinion Piece in Nature: ‘Invest 5% of research funds in ensuring data are reusable’

[Asha CODATA]

CODATA President, Barend Mons, has authored a ‘World View’ Opinion Piece in
Nature: ‘Invest 5% of research funds in ensuring data are reusable’

Barend argues that ‘It is irresponsible to support research but not data
stewardship’.

‘Many of the world’s hardest problems can be tackled only with
data-intensive, computer-assisted research. And I’d speculate that the vast
majority of research data are never published. Huge sums of taxpayer funds
go to waste because such data cannot be reused. Policies for data reuse are
falling into place, but fixing the situation will require more resources
than the scientific community is willing to face.’


Read more at https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00505-7

Thanks,
Asha
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