Abstract

THALDAR, Donrich; GOODEN, Amy  and  DONNELLY, Dusty-Lee. Toward an open access genomics database of South Africans: Legal considerations. S. Afr. j. sci. [online]. 2023, vol.119, n.7-8, pp.1-4. ISSN 1996-7489.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2023/15069.

SIGNIFICANCE: There may be significant benefits to an open access genomics database of South Africans. The proposed Code of Conduct for Research should be amended to provide a clear roadmap - aligned with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 - for open access genomics projects.

Keywords : data protection; genomics; open science; Research Code of Conduct.

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