Data sharing, data trusts and the Wellcome Human Cell Atlas

Neil D. Lawrence
, 2020.

Abstract

Computational biologists know better than perhaps any other domain the importance of data sharing in progress in understanding complex decisions. Underlying the revolution in “artificial intelligence” is really a revolution in data. But when data is persona or has legal protections placed upon there are challenges to data sharing. In this talk we introduce the ideas behind data sharing and the model of data trusts, an approach to data sharing that relies on trust law to form its governance structure.

These notes give background to a 10 minute talk on Data Trusts given at the Human Cell Atlas Meeting. For more information on this work you can check our recently announced “Data Trusts Initiative” and the associated website.

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