Principles promote access to Federal government-supported scientific data and research findings for international scientific cooperation.
Openly accessible scientific data can be a powerful catalyst in international scientific collaboration. To inform and improve consistency among Federal departments and agencies on open scientific data sharing in support of international scientific cooperation, the Interagency Working Group on Open Data Sharing Policy released a report describingPrinciples for Promoting Access to Federal Government-Supported Scientific Data and Research Findings Through International Scientific Cooperation. The working group, which reports to the Subcommittee on International Issues established under the National Science and Technology Council’s Committee on Science, includes representatives from Federal science agencies involved in international scientific collaboration. The principles demonstrate the United States’ commitment to increasing access to unclassified scientific data generated by Federal agencies or resulting from federally funded research (“government-supported scientific data”) to further international cooperation in science and technology to address global challenges.
