Data sharing is a formal process by which state agencies that collect and manage administrative records, such as corporate income tax and unemployment insurance records, may grant other government agencies and outside researchers access to microdata within those records to support authorized activities.

Forms of data sharing Data commons: Resources are held in common, accessible to all members of a group. ... Data collaboratives: Private data which benefits society and the environment is shared for social good. ... Data marketplaces: Intermediary platforms or online stores through which data can be bought or sold.

Your agreement should clearly identify all the organisations that will be involved in the data sharing and should include contact details for their data protection officer (DPO) or another relevant employee who has responsibility for data sharing, and preferably for other key members of staff.

A data-sharing agreement is a formal contract that clearly documents what data are being shared and how the data can be used. Such an agreement serves two purposes. First, it protects the agency providing the data, ensuring that the data will not be misused.

Ownership: Outline that the shared data still belongs to the original owner and will be returned on an agreed date. Authority: Leave room for signatures, names and other legalities.

There are at least two parties to such agreements: the data provider and the data requestor. The data provider is responsible for permitting data access on behalf of the collecting agency or data subjects.

A Data Security Sharing Agreement is a data exchange approval process. It focuses on three security-related traits of data, including: data elements, their classifications, and the method of sharing.