A New Era of Open? COVID-19 and the Pursuit for Equitable Solutions  #CCTurns20
Channel: Creative Commons
Date: 2021-03-22

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Creative Commons published an article titled, "Now Is the Time for Open Access Policies—Here's Why" in March 2020. A lot has changed since then and it's important to assess the progress made and take a hard look at the dangers ahead. 

In this panel on 16 March 2021, we examined the fields of Open Data, Open Science, and Open Source Medical Hardware with leading experts and practitioners, asking questions like: “What does “open” mean in the COVID-19 context?” "What role can open access and the open community play in ensuring there is timely and equitable access to medical and scientific research outputs and data, vaccines and treatments?" "Can open science and open data help prevent the next pandemic?" "What legal tools should be used to expedite the manufacturing of vaccines?" “How can we balance individual privacy with the need to share information about genome variation and patterns of infection?”

Panelists included:
 
👉 Brigitte Vézina | Director of Policy, Creative Commons (Moderator)
👉 Dr. Tarek Loubani | Medical Director and Physician, Glia (Panelist)
👉 Dr. Tim Hubbard | Professor of Bioinformatics, Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics at King's College London (Panelist)
👉 Dr. Uma Suthersanen | Professor of Global Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary University of London (Panelist)
👉 Victoria Heath | Communications Manager, Creative Commons (Facilitator)

*Stay tuned for video translations and a full summary coming soon!*

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