Research data is the key to progress in health research. It enables more accurate diagnoses, personalized therapies and better care.<\/p>\n
The eight German Centers for Health Research (DZG) have published a joint white paper:\u00a0\"Gesundheitsforschungsdaten: gemeinsam erschlie\u00dfen, effizienter forschen<\/span>\"<\/a>\u00a0(in German only).<\/p>\n In it, the DZG, together with the Network of University Medicine (NUM), set themselves the goal of actively shaping the national data space as important changes are taking place: The German Health Data Utilization Act (GNDG) and the European Health Data Space (EHDS) facilitate access to these data. Secure, easy access to high-quality data is especially important for AI analytics.<\/p>\n The DZG white paper defines the requirements for a national data space and the establishment of a research data infrastructure in Germany: easy access to data, standardization and linking of study and routine data as well as a clear legal and technical framework.<\/p>\n Existing platforms and infrastructures of the DZG and the NUM show the potential for synergies: they are to be expanded and linked even better.<\/p>\n