The need for data policy in times of crisis: An IDPC CODATA report following a scientific workshop held on 22 October 2022 in Leiden, The Netherlands

Abstract Recent events of global impact have led the scientific community to re-evaluate and re-affirm the role of science in crisis situations. In particular, the Covid-19 health emergency required the abrupt (re-)allocation of scientific resources to address a pandemic, which demonstrated the vulnerability of sciences as well as the essential role of data science in responding to the health crisis. In a digital world, data collection, data processing, and data reuse is critical to scientific investigation and the development of evidence-based science and its use for critical decision-making... Mehr ...