[OWW-SC] BBSRC data sharing policy

[Jason Kelly]

Hi Mattias,

Looks like it's worth keeping an eye on it as it gets more developed.
Thanks a lot for following up, and let us know when the 'monitor group'
comes online so we can revisit the conversation.

Thanks,
jason

On 8/2/07, Rantalainen, Mattias J <mattias.rantalainen at imperial.ac.uk>
wrote:
>
>  Hi all,
>
> I finally got hold of Jef Grainger today who is the contact person for the
> new data sharing policy at BBSRC. The policy itself can be found here:
> http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/support/guidelines/datasharing/context.html
>
> Generally it is fair to say it is written quite unspecific, and Jef
> confirms that this has been a deliberate move from BBSRC. Essentially they
> expect grant applicants to adopt current best practice for sharing data, and
> they are mainly expecting experimentalist who generate high-throughput data
> (omics/systems biology etc) to explicitly state how they will share their
> data.
>
> The first round of applications that will come in after the policy was
> adopted is in August, so BBSRC will basically wait and see how it will go
> regarding the statements of data sharing, which are now mandatory in the
> grant applications.
>
> Later this year the BBSRC will establish an internal monitor group which
> will assess the outcome of the policy, and we as OWW should be able to come
> into contact with this group when it is formed. This appear to be the  next
> step to start a discussion with BBSRC on how OWW can contribute and comply
> in with the policy and if their will be more specific requirements further
> down the line.
>
>
> -BBSRC do allow grant applicants to claim costs for data sharing (i.e. if
> OWW would charge a fee from registered labs, that would fit in with a BBSRC
> grant)
>
> -At the moment the policy is mainly directed at sharing (raw) data, and
> less in regard to know-how, protocols etc.
>
> -Very few specifications are outlined at the moment, so no direct
> requirements are stated outside the expected adoption of current best
> practice.
>
> -Regarding direct funding for service providers, the conventional routes
> of applying for grants for bioinformatics tools and resources appear to be
> the way to go at the moment. (EPSRC appear to be funding more of this type
> of projects than BBSRC)
>
>
> So the policy is pretty much in development at the moment, later this year
> or early next year there will probably be more specifics to discuss with
> BBSRC after they have done their initial evaluation.
>
> Cheers,
> /Mattias
>
>
>
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> Hi all,
> Who's remit would this fall under?
> Did Vincent or Matteus follow up on the BBSRC's requirement for
> digital storage in the end?
> cheers,
>  John
>
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