Harmonize rules for digital sequence information benefit-sharing across UN frameworks

Scarlett Sett, W. John Kress, Michael Halewood, David Nicholson, Genuar Nuñez-Vega, Davide Faggionato, Mathieu Rouard, Marcel Jaspars, Manuela da Silva, Christine Prat, Débora S. Raposo, Irma Klünker, Jens Freitag, Christian Keambou Tiambo, Carolina Santos Ribeiro, Linda Wong, Halima Benbouza, Jörg Overmann and Amber Hartman Scholz ()
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Scarlett Sett: Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness
W. John Kress: Smithsonian Institution
Michael Halewood: Bioversity International
David Nicholson: Wellcome Sanger Institute
Genuar Nuñez-Vega: Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Davide Faggionato: Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Mathieu Rouard: Bioversity International
Marcel Jaspars: University of Aberdeen
Manuela da Silva: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Fiocruz Biodiversity and Health Biobank
Christine Prat: Aix-Marseille University
Débora S. Raposo: Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Irma Klünker: Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Jens Freitag: Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
Christian Keambou Tiambo: Naivasha Rd
Carolina Santos Ribeiro: Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Linda Wong: China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation
Halima Benbouza: Université de Batna
Jörg Overmann: Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Amber Hartman Scholz: Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: As multiple UN fora develop parallel rules for sharing benefits from digital sequence information, we urge better coordination. International policymakers should focus on harmonizing new benefit-sharing rules to ensure open access to data, database interoperability, and better benefit sharing outcomes.

Date: 2024
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