CONTEXT: Hopefully this report is not the last we will see or hear of the Pistoia Alliance. Bringing the industry together to break down barriers for data sharing on the back of COVID, seems like an incredibly worth while exercise. The potential for wider use of SCAs, developing AI/ML and who knows what new uses for RWE will emerge as we continue to innovate. Just getting data into a common format would be huge (mobile phone chargers, anyone?). Remember, you saw it here first.
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1. “The Pistoia Alliance a not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, has announced a Data Governance Community of Interest (CoI) to help companies improve data-sharing infrastructure and accelerate R&D innovation.”
2. “The new CoI attempts to overcome these barriers by publishing best practices and standards for data governance, while also providing a platform for companies to come together to discuss common problems.”
3. “Dr Steve Arlington president of The Pistoia Alliance: Robust data governance and underlying data-sharing infrastructure are essential to accelerate R&D innovation.”
4. “Data governance is essential to enable digital transformation in pharmaceuticals and life sciences and to advance innovation.”
5. “John Wise, member of the operations team and leader of the Data Governance CoI at The Pistoia Alliance noted ‘many of our members have been voicing similar concerns around data governance, data access, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements,’ commented ‘In response, we have created this Community of Interest to discuss and address these barriers, and to develop industry-wide best practices.”
Source URL: https://www.scientific-computing.com/news/pistoia-alliance-tackles-challenges-data-governance