Research Data Alliance COVID-19 Working Group

As a funded partner of the Research Data Alliance (RDA), the Digital Repository of Ireland would like to encourage participation in a new COVID-19 Working Group.

As an international, consensus-driven, community based organisation, the RDA has been asked to leverage on the global RDA data community to support the urgent Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. As a response, RDA has set up a fast track Working Group titled the ‘RDA COVID-19 Working Group’.

The objective of this Working Group is to clearly define detailed guidelines on data sharing and re-use under the present COVID-19 circumstances to help researchers follow best practices to maximize the efficiency of their work. The guidelines will focus on the management of data originating from different data sources and the development of a system for data sharing in public health emergencies that supports scientific research. This group will provide recommendations on the creation of a common framework and the tools and processes which should be embedded in research practice. Guidelines will adhere to FAIR and other principles and specificities related to omics data, clinical research data and epidemiological data. More information can be found on the RDA website