Establishing the basis for a distributed and interoperable network of regional and national pathogen data hubs.

Goals

Through a joint effort, the Focus Group will work towards:

• Establishing consensus and promoting the use and reuse of data, metadata and analysis standards
• Promoting FAIR data sharing and equity
• Proposing benchmark datasets and quality assessments
• Fostering capacity building for pandemic preparedness through training, maturity models and tools
• Liaising with global pathogen epidemiology initiatives (e.g. PHA4GE, WHO, ECDC)

The Focus Group will invite experts and stakeholders to join in this concerted, expert-driven effort towards sustaining and ensuring high-quality data for global surveillance and research.