DATA MATTERS
Ethics, Data, and International Research
Collaboration in a Changing World
PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP
Susan Sauer Sloan and Joe Alper, Rapporteurs
Planning Committee for the Workshop on Ethics, Data, and
International Research Collaboration in a Changing World
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable
Policy and Global Affairs
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PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE WORKSHOP ON ETHICS, DATA, AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION IN A CHANGING WORLD
BARBARA B. MITTLEMAN (Co-Chair), Chief Strategy Officer and Vice Chair, WayMark Systems, Inc.
ARTURO PIZANO (Co-Chair), Program Manager for University Relations, Siemens Corporation
TILAK AGERWALA, Retired Vice President, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
RUXANDRA DRAGHIA, Vice President of Public Health and Scientific Affairs, Merck Global Vaccines
RACHELLE HOLLANDER, Senior Advisor Emeritus, Center for Engineering Ethics and Society
ANDREAS RECHKEMMER, Professor and Humane Endowed Chair, University of Denver
SUSAN SAUER SLOAN, Staff Officer, National Research Council
Principal Project Staff
SUSAN SAUER SLOAN, Rapporteur and Director, Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable
MEGAN NICHOLSON, Program Officer, Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable
CLAUDETTE K. BAYLOR-FLEMING, Administrative Coordinator, Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, and the Federal Demonstration Partnership
SHIERRA RAMIREZ, Financial Associate, Policy and Global Affairs Division
JOE ALPER, Consultant Writer
WORKING GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS (I-GROUP)
FRAN BERMAN, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
ALEXIS BONNELL, U.S. Agency for International Development
SANDRA BROWN, University of California, San Diego
GIULIO BUSULINI, Embassy of Italy
JOHN CARFORA, Loyola Marymount University
JAMES CASEY, Attorney and R&D Specialist
SUBHA CHANDRASEKHARAN, HealthEnabled
GIULIA DEL BRENNA, European Commission
LORNA JEAN EDMONDS, Ohio University
BRAD FENWICK, Elsevier
KARIN GICHUHI, U.S. Agency for International Development
MARY JORDAN, U.S. Agency for International Development
ELIZABETH LYONS, National Science Foundation
MARTIN MARGALA, University of Massachusetts Lowell
NAFIZ KARABUDAK, Lockheed Martin Corporation
ANDREW REYNOLDS, University of Virginia
BETTINA SCHUFFERT, German Research Foundation (DFG)
CAROLY SHUMWAY, U.S. Agency for International Development
CARRIE STOKES, U.S. Agency for International Development
DAVID STONNER, National Science Foundation (retired)
KATHRYN SULLIVAN, National Science Foundation
JUDITH TORNEY-PURTA, University of Maryland
ANNICA WAYMAN, U.S. Agency for International Development
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
AGU | American Geophysical Union |
AOL | America Online |
COPDESS | Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences |
DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Project Agency |
ESGF | Earth System Grid Federation |
GA4GH | Global Alliance for Genomics and Health |
GDPR | General Data Protection Regulations |
GEO | Group on Earth Observations |
GEOSS | Global Earth Observing System of Systems |
GNCR | Great North Care Record |
GUIRR | Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable |
HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
I-Group | Working Group on International Research Collaborations |
ICSU | International Council for Science |
IoT | Internet of Things |
IRB | Institutional review board |
METADAC | Managing Ethico-social, Technical, and Administrative Issues in Data Access |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
SIDS | Small island developing states |
WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
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Contents
Examples of Multinational Collaborations
Conflict between Publication and Privacy
2 PRIVACY, SECURITY, AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF DATA SHARING AND STORAGE
The Upside and Downside: Protections, Incentives, Disincentives, and Risks
Political and Economic Concerns
Communications and Space Science
Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences
U.S. Government Statistical Data
Engaging in Good Data Management Practices
Sharing Responsibly: Data Ethics in Practice
Equity, Sustainability, and Privacy
Domination or Dependence for Data Collaboration in Africa
Perspectives on Data, Cities, and Resilience
3 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND THE SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
The Internet of People and Things
4 REPORTS FROM THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS