It was then reported that a package of measures that would improve knowledge and understanding of data sharing, demonstrate incentives, support ways to address risk, reduce the cost of sharing through data foundations, reduce the regulatory burden, and mandating data sharing should be put into place.

Moreover, the study also set forth the concept of a ‘data ecosystem’, which would be a system including people and organizations involved in creating outputs using data, or benefiting from its use. Besides, the report stated that data ecosystems should include many actors, at times linked by complex relationships.

The report identified six levers that government could use to increase the sharing of data:

• Support innovation in safe data sharing
• Fewer costs for organizations to use data
• New incentives to share and access data
• Tackle regulatory challenges associated with data sharing.
• Ensure organizations better understand the benefits of data use, and how they could access these safely and efficiently.

The report also warns organizations to be careful about data sharing and to undergo further research. Hence, this study aims to be only a starting point for the development of public policy in economic data.

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UKCloud Health is hosted by Genomics England, the largest single health dataset in the UK, along with an array of other key hospital trusts.

UKCloud Health and GA4GH have partnered as an eco-system on a multi-cloud platform to share key data sets, as well as attract applications, services and other data.

A multi-cloud approach “helps to provide a comprehensive and effective solution”, according to UKCloud Health’s blog post.

“This is the most recent instance of UKCloud Health offering a cheap platform for an ecosystem of organisations inside a specialist sector to assist speed up innovation and improve collaboration inside a safe, UK sovereign setting,” said Simon Hansford, UKCloud Health, CEO, in a press release.

“With the growing tempo and complexity of analysis and medical advances in genomics and well being, it’s essential to search out higher methods of working as an ecosystem to collaborate extra successfully and innovate quicker.”

Service providers have also already shown interest towards the platform – showing benefits of “secure, low-latency connectivity and increased scope for collaboration”.

Written by Leah Alger

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