Advancing the Promise of Open Science: We Want to Hear from You!

Dr. Lyric Jorgenson Dr. Susan Gregurick Dr. Nina Schor Dr. Patti Brennan This blog has been co-authored with Dr. Patti Brennan (Director, National Library of Medicine); Dr. Nina Schor (NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research); Dr. Susan Gregurick (NIH Associate Director for Data Science); and Dr. Lyric Jorgenson (Acting NIH Associate Director for Science Policy). Originally posted on the Under the Poliscope blog. It is only February, but this has already been a busy year with respect to open science. First off, the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS Policy) became effective January 25, 2023! As you most likely know by now, the DMS Policy requires NIH-supported researchers to prospectively plan for how scientific data will be preserved and shared. We know that sharing scientific data accelerates biomedical research discovery, leads to cures, and supports transparency, so we see this as a huge step forward for open science. Implementation of the DMS Policy has been a big undertaking over the last few years, and we are grateful to our colleagues throughout the scientific enterprise for your continued engagement. Your feedback has resulted in providing valuable resources to support the community at sharing.nih.gov, including Frequently Asked Questions and other guidance. We also want to acknowledge our NIH colleagues who worked across the agency to seamlessly ensure that WE were ready to meet this important moment. Open science is a priority at NIH and across th...
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