Access to data for research: lessons for the National Data Library from the front lines of AI innovation.


Report by the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy and the Bennett Institute for Public Policy: “…a series of case studies on access to data for research. These case studies illustrate the barriers that researchers are grappling with, and suggest how a new wave of policy development could help address these.

Each show innovative uses of data for research in areas that are critically important to science and society, including:

The projects highlight crucial design considerations for the UK’s National Data Library and the need for a digital infrastructure that connects data, researchers, and resources that enable data use. By centring the experiences of researchers on the front-line of AI innovation, this report hopes to bring some of those barriers into focus and inform continued conversations in this area…(More)”.