FAIR Guidelines and Data Regulatory Framework for Digital Health in Nigeria

作     者：Abdullahi Abubakar Kawu Joseph Elijah Ibrahim Abdullahi Jamilu Yahaya Maipanuku Sakinat Folorunso Mariam Basajja Francisca Oladipo Hauwa Limanko Ibrahim 

作者机构：Department of Computer ScienceIbrahim Badamasi Babangida University911101 LapaiNigeria Department of Mathematical SciencesOlabisi Onabanjo UniversityAgo-Iwoye120005 Ogun StateNigeria Leiden Institute of Computer Science1011NCAmsterdamthe Netherlands Federal University260101 LokojaNigeria Kampala International UniversityUganda 

出 版 物：《Data Intelligence》 (数据智能（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第4卷第4期

页      面：839-851,1042-1043页

核心收录：

学科分类：1205[管理学-图书情报与档案管理] 0810[工学-信息与通信工程] 12[管理学] 03[法学] 0302[法学-政治学] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 030206[法学-国际政治] 0811[工学-控制科学与工程] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：VODAN-Africa the Philips Foundation the Dutch Development Bank FMO CORDAID the GO FAIR Foundation for supporting this research 

主　　题：FAIR Health data policy FAIR Equivalent terminology 

摘      要：Adopting the FAIR Guidelines—that data should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable(FAIR)—in the health data system in Nigeria will help protect data against use by unauthorised parties, while also making data more accessible to legitimate users. However, little is known about the FAIR Guidelines and their compatibility with data and health laws and policies in Nigeria. This study assesses the governance framework for digital and health/e Health policies in Nigeria and explores the possibility of a policy window opening for the FAIR Guidelines to be adopted and implemented in Nigeria’s e Health sector. Ten Nigerian policy documents were examined for mention of the FAIR Guidelines(or FAIR Equivalent terminology) and the 15 sub-criteria or facets. The analysis found that although the FAIR Guidelines are not explicitly mentioned, 70% of the documents contain FAIR Equivalent terminology. The Nigeria Data Protection Regulation contained the most FAIR Equivalent principles(73%) and some of the remaining nine documents also contained some FAIR Equivalent principles(between 0–60%). Accordingly, it can be concluded that a policy window is open for the FAIR Guidelines to be adopted and implemented in Nigeria’s e Health sector.