Comments to OSTP on Data for the Bioeconomy
The Center for Data Innovation has responded to the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) request for information on the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative and the steps OSTP can take to ensure a data ecosystem that supports a strong bioeconomy in the United States. The Center offers four recommendations.
- OSTP should expedite and ensure proper implementation of open access policies for government-funded research publications and data
- OSTP should foster data sharing between government, industry, and academia using tools like cooperative research and development agreements and data trusts.
- OSTP should identify data divides in the bioeconomy to ensure that datasets are representative and that all Americans can participate.
- OSTP should treat data more like software or infrastructure and provide datasets with the routine maintenance afforded to other public goods.
