Data sharing agreements in practice

The Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia example

Their data sharing agreement:

  • pertains to a specific dataset (the Landscape Diagnostic Survey data)
  • facilitates the sharing of raw data between partners
  • outlines the responsibilities of each party to protect personal data
  • requires permission to be sought prior to the onward sharing of raw data
  • dictates that curated and anonymised data will be made publicly available, under an open licence, within twelve months

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