The National Institutes of Health issued a Request for Information (RFI) on proposed provisions for a draft data management and sharing policy for NIH funded or supported research. NIH specifically requested feedback on the following topics: 1) The definition of Scientific Data, 2) The requirements for Data Management and Sharing Plans, and 3) The optimal timing, including possible phased adoption, for NIH to consider in implementing various parts of a new data management and sharing policy and how possible phasing could relate to needed improvements in data infrastructure, resources, and standards.
AAU, APLU, and COGR submitted joint comments to NIH on December 10, 2018.