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... 2 administration of the driving-safety data and its actual use for research purposes. As explained in the committee's first letter report, Phase 1 would be expected to last about 5 years to allow sufficient time to develop and test strategies for making the data set available, facilitate its productive use, evaluate efforts to ensure confidentiality, and identify long-term and sustainable funding strategies for subsequent phases.
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... 3 PRINCIPLES Principle 1: Facilitate the use of the data by a variety of researchers. Greatest benefits will be derived from the driving-safety data if they are used by the widest possible array of researchers.
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... 4 Principle 2: Offer multiple access opportunities. These will promote wider use of the drivingsafety data.
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... 5 Principle 3: Protect privacy and ensure data integrity. Protecting privacy and ensuring data integrity are vital for all aspects of data use.
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... 6 Principle 5: Enhance researcher collaboration. Frequent interactions among independent researchers and the governance board regarding use of the driving-safety data will promote collaboration, foster synergies, improve learning, and contribute to plans for future phases of safety-data implementation.
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... 7 RECOMMENDATIONS US DOT is seeking to execute an agreement with NAS to establish the governance board and to administer Phase 1 activities. In addition, agreements will need to be established with one or more operators.
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... 8 and accurate documentation of data sets, database structures, and other data files. During Phase 1, encourage the development of a diverse portfolio of software capabilities and tools for data manipulation and analysis through incentives such as development grants and competitions.

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