Exploring the opportunities and challenges of implementing open research strategies within development institutions
Abstract
This research proposal calls for support for a pilot project to conduct open data pilot case studies with eight (8) IDRC grantees to develop and implement open data management and sharing plans. The results of the case studies will serve to refine guidelines for the implementation of development research funders’ open research data policies. The case studies will examine the scale of legal, ethical and technical challenges that might limit the sharing of data from IDRC projects including issues of:
– Privacy, personally identifiable information and protection of human subject
– Protection of intellectual property generated from projects or potential for financial risks for projects or institutions…