“The National Institutes for Health (NIH) are on an ambitious effort to harness advances in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) to support programs like the Precision Medicine, Cancer Moonshot, and Brain Initiatives. To accelerate progress, the NIH made a call to the public for a Request for Information (RFI)on the proposed Strategic Plan on Data Science. I submitted my letter and a number of people asked me to make my letter public. Since, as soon as it is submitted, it becomes part of the public record and the submission has now closed, I’m put the full text below.”
“While this letter is specific to the NIH, there are many parts that are salient to the broader questions of ethics, security, and how we need to think about data going forward. You’ll notice many similar aspect from this on the need for data scientists to take increased responsibility and the opportunity to use “data for good”.”
“26 March 2018
Dear National Institutes for Health;
Following the Request for Information on the National Institutes for Health (NIH) Strategic Plan for Data Science, I would like to offer my recommendations on the draft plan. This advice stems from a career in academia as a mathematician; in industry, leading data efforts at companies like LinkedIn…” Read the full post here.
Source: Data Science at the NIH and in healthcare – By DJ Patil, April 3, 2018, LinkedIn.
