I was invited to speak at the National Open Science and Research network (Avointiede) about research data sharing practices.
My key argument: instead of mandating open access to all research data, we should prioritize data quality. I presented three recommendations:
- Replace “data available on reasonable request” with honest language: “this data is not worth sharing, but we have an internal copy if you want to verify things”
- Conduct data appraisal during the planning stage, not after collection
- When data is valuable, involve organizational stakeholders (legal, ethics, IT, research data experts) in developing high-quality datasets
The presentation emphasized using carefully designed registered reports with peer review before data collection.
More details and slides at my LinkedIn post.