What role do funding agencies play in promoting data sharing in cancer research?
Funding agencies play a pivotal role in promoting data sharing in cancer research. Many agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the European Commission, have implemented policies that require researchers to share their data as a condition of funding. These policies aim to maximize the value of publicly funded research by ensuring that data is available for reuse by the broader scientific community. Funding agencies also provide resources and infrastructure to support data sharing, such as data repositories and bioinformatics tools.
