Draft NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing and Supplemental Draft Guidance Available for Comment

The Draft NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing and Supplemental Draft Guidance was made available for public comment on Nov. 6, 2019.  NIH is seeking public input on an NIH-wide data management and sharing policy proposal that was published in the Federal Register. NIH is also seeking input on useful guidance for implementing a future policy. 

Information about the Draft NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing and Supplemental Draft Guidance can be found here. Additional information can also be found in a blog post from NIH Acting Chief of Staff and Associate Director for Science Policy Dr. Carrie D. Wolinetz.

This policy proposal demonstrates NIH’s strong support for data stewardship and sustainability and a vision of an NIH data ecosystem in which data is FAIR – findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. To learn more about NIH’s data science efforts, click here.

Questions about this draft policy may be sent to [email protected].