Open Data Panel Discussion - 4 November

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Description: Open Data – moving science forward, or a waste of time and money?

Wednesday 4 November, 7pm – 10pm

Are you aware of the new funders’ requirements for sharing research data? Will Open Science and sharing research data benefit society and help move science forward? Or is Open Data simply a waste of time and money?
 
Created: 2015-11-19 12:08
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Publisher: University of Cambridge
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Abstract: Open Data – moving science forward, or a waste of time and money?

Wednesday 4 November, 7pm – 10pm

Are you aware of the new funders’ requirements for sharing research data? Will Open Science and sharing research data benefit society and help move science forward? Or is Open Data simply a waste of time and money?

Come to the Open Data panel discussion and take part in a conversation led by researchers, funders, and policy-makers:

• Rafael Carazo-Salas, Group Leader, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
• Sarah Jones, Senior Institutional Support Officer, Digital Curation Centre
• Frances Rawle, Head of Corporate Governance and Policy, Medical Research Council
• Tim Smith, Group Leader, Collaboration and Information Services, CERN/Zenodo
• Peter Murray-Rust, Molecular Informatics, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge. ContentMine

The discussion will be around five main topics:
• Benefits of Open Data
• Possible negative aspects of data sharing - What are the possible side effects of data sharing?
• Accessibility of Open Data
• Open Data and the future of publishing
• Incentives for data sharing
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