•Publicly
funded data are a public good
–Should be as open as possible and available free of charge or at the lowest possible cost (subject to restrictions)
–Good
stewardship of public knowledge
•Data
are central to the scientific research process
–Data is basis of value chain of science and technology, optimum return on public investment
– Strong
value chains of innovation
•Data
sharing issues are international in scope
–ICT
makes multidisciplinary and international collaborations
possible
–Key
scientific and social problems are global: health, environment
–The
creation of value from international cooperation