TY - UNPB
T1 - Beyond COVID - how the BY-COVID project is increasing European pandemic preparedness
AU - Lauer, Katharina
AU - David, Romain
AU - Ewbank, Jonathan
AU - Van Goethem, Nina
AU - Harrison, Elaine
AU - Blomberg, Niklas
AU - Bernal-Delgado, Enrique
AU - Quinlan, Philip
AU - Palagi, Patricia
AU - Sansone, Susanna-Assunta
AU - Lister, Allyson
AU - Rocca-Serra, Philippe
AU - Soiland-Reyes, Stian
AU - Juty, Nick
AU - Aarestrup, Frank
AU - Zambelli, Federico
AU - Holub, Petr
AU - Garcia-Alvarez, Eva
AU - Wittner, Rudolf
AU - Panagiotopoulou, Maria
AU - Tangaro, Marco Antonio
AU - Gribbon, Philip
AU - Yuan, David Yu
AU - Pesole, Graziano
AU - Kemmer, Isabel
AU - Capella-Gutierrez, Salvador
AU - Lischke, Julia
AU - Navest, Robin
AU - Belien, Jeroen
AU - Mayrhofer, Michaela Th.
AU - Perola, Markus
AU - Öjefors Stark, Katarina
AU - Hughes, Liane
AU - Giles, Tom
AU - Goble, Carole
AU - Moilanen, Katja
AU - Pireddu, Luca
AU - Leo, Simone
AU - Martin, Corinne
AU - Buono, Rafael Andrade
AU - Kalaitzi, Vasso
AU - Saldner, Simon
AU - Carazo, Jose-Maria
AU - Sorzano, Carlos Oscar
AU - Mathur, Aastha
AU - Rambla, Jordi
AU - Jené, Aina
AU - Singh, Babita
AU - Navarro, Arcadi
AU - Ostaszewski, Marek
AU - Messina, Francesco
AU - Lavitrano, Marialuisa
AU - Cocuzza, Clementina Elvezia
AU - Romano, Paolo
AU - Colman, O'Cathail
AU - Gormannns, Philipp
AU - Hermjakob, Henning
PY - 2023/11/27
Y1 - 2023/11/27
N2 - Informed and rapid decision-making during public health emergencies is contingent on the availability of accurate, interoperable and timely data on a global scale. Effective collection, analysis, reporting and transparent sharing of data and analytical workflows with and between clinicians, researchers and policymakers is therefore vital. Further, the ability to integrate diverse data sets from multiple disciplines is paramount in assisting decision makers in both in surveillance and crisis situations. It is well established that knowledge and data that are not stored in an organised manner become inaccessible and impossible to reuse (Vines et al., 2014). Effective data sharing is key in the response to future pandemics by shaping priorities for research, preparedness plans and effective policymaking. As nations emerge from the acute phase of the COVID-19 outbreak, it is now time to reflect on the regional, national and international challenges faced in data sharing and consolidate the lessons learnt and innovative solutions into Europe's future toolkit for pandemic preparedness. BY-COVID is a Horizon Europe-funded project bringing together a consortium covering clinical, public health, social and bio-molecular sciences. It aims to address some of the key challenges in data-driven decision-making, both in the support of the continuing response to COVID-19 and in the preparedness for future infectious disease outbreaks. Extending beyond infectious diseases, many of the project outcomes and resources can be reapplied in other contexts, for example, food security and the biodiversity crisis. This is enabled by using the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) as a basis for data and knowledge preservation, analysis and reporting methods (Wilkinson et al., 2016). As we pass the midpoint of the project, we are taking stock and reporting on the progress, value and impact for future outbreak control, disease surveillance and pathogen data sharing (for example, in curation, sequence analysis, genotyping, phenotyping), as well as the impact of collaborations across scientific disciplines.
AB - Informed and rapid decision-making during public health emergencies is contingent on the availability of accurate, interoperable and timely data on a global scale. Effective collection, analysis, reporting and transparent sharing of data and analytical workflows with and between clinicians, researchers and policymakers is therefore vital. Further, the ability to integrate diverse data sets from multiple disciplines is paramount in assisting decision makers in both in surveillance and crisis situations. It is well established that knowledge and data that are not stored in an organised manner become inaccessible and impossible to reuse (Vines et al., 2014). Effective data sharing is key in the response to future pandemics by shaping priorities for research, preparedness plans and effective policymaking. As nations emerge from the acute phase of the COVID-19 outbreak, it is now time to reflect on the regional, national and international challenges faced in data sharing and consolidate the lessons learnt and innovative solutions into Europe's future toolkit for pandemic preparedness. BY-COVID is a Horizon Europe-funded project bringing together a consortium covering clinical, public health, social and bio-molecular sciences. It aims to address some of the key challenges in data-driven decision-making, both in the support of the continuing response to COVID-19 and in the preparedness for future infectious disease outbreaks. Extending beyond infectious diseases, many of the project outcomes and resources can be reapplied in other contexts, for example, food security and the biodiversity crisis. This is enabled by using the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) as a basis for data and knowledge preservation, analysis and reporting methods (Wilkinson et al., 2016). As we pass the midpoint of the project, we are taking stock and reporting on the progress, value and impact for future outbreak control, disease surveillance and pathogen data sharing (for example, in curation, sequence analysis, genotyping, phenotyping), as well as the impact of collaborations across scientific disciplines.
U2 - 10.5281/zenodo.10204209
DO - 10.5281/zenodo.10204209
M3 - Preprint
BT - Beyond COVID - how the BY-COVID project is increasing European pandemic preparedness
PB - Zenodo
ER -