Summary of Open Access and Open Data Study of PUSH Universities

1. Thursday, March 15, 2018
PUSH Summit
#PUSHLeadersForum
Study of Open Data in PUSH Universities
A project in partnership with Global Open Data for Agriculture and
Nutrition initiative (GODAN)

2. Today’s Open Data Panelists
Jaime Adams
USDA Senior Advisor for
International Affairs
Office of the Chief Scientist
Anne Mims Adrian
Open Data Project Manager
PUSH Hunger Solutions
Institute
Medha Devare
Data and Knowledge Manager
CGIAR
Cathie Woteki
Former Under-Secretary,
USDA’s Research, Education,
and Economics and Chief
Scientist
Brytni Emison (HSI) ● Ruthie Musker (GODAN) ● Jessica Hopkinson (HSI)
● Kara Newby (HSI) ● Megan Elliott (HSI) ● Martin Parr (GODAN)
● Harriet Giles (HSI) ● June Henton (AU – Human Sciences)
Other Contributors and Reviewers of the PUSH Open Data Study

3. PUSH Open Data Study
• Reviewed 99 PUSH universities’ open
access and open data policies
• Interviewed faculty, administrators, and
staff at 9 universities
• GODAN conducted a similar survey of
agriculture research funders

4. PUSH Open Data Study
• Of 99 PUSH schools, 15 have open
access policies
• No school has policy addressing open
data
• Open data is driven by funders’
requirements for researchers to receive
funding.
• Some universities have strong open
access policies, many do not

5. PUSH Open Data Study

6. PUSH Open Data Study
Recommendations for universities:
• Clearly define data ownership
• Include faculty in the process of creating
open data policy
• Active and supportive university
administration

7. PUSH Open Data Study
Recommendations to improve relationships and
agreements between funders and universities:
• Conduct a forum to facilitate conversations
between funders and universities
• Develop agreements between funders and
universities that reflect solutions to open
data challenges
• Ensure agreements with universities on
standards and protocols