MEx: The metadata exchange platform
 

On 5 July 2022, the metadata exchange platform (MEx) was launched in
Potsdam, Germany. MEx is a digital platform that maps metadata on
research activities and (open) research data centred around
healthcare at the Robert Koch Institute
[https://www.rki.de/EN/Home/homepage_node.html;jsessionid=7701663D74DD65AACA68CC12FE5FE2AF.internet111]
(RKI) in a transparent way, with the aim of facilitating data reuse.
The platform is aimed  to encourage academic discussions amongst
scholars, researchers in the field of Artificial Intelligence to
accelerate research and innovation, data journalists, and others
interested in healthcare research. MEx is the first joint public
health project of the Potsdam-based non-profit health tech company
Data4Life [https://www.data4life.care/en/] and the RKI and is being
developed jointly by teams from both
[https://www.data4life.care/en/press/cooperation-rki-data4life/]organisations.  

MEx provides a central and comprehensive overview of existing research
activities within the RKI and is based on their metadata. The platform
supports RKI employees to adhere to the FAIR principles (findability,
accessibility, interoperability, and reuse), and contributes to the
open data strategy of the German government
[https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/open-data-strategy-1940558].
Currently, the MEx platform is in the developing phase. A public
launch is expected after an internal implementation at the RKI. 

Interested to learn more? Watch the introduction to MEx video
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDDDYN3xnn8&ab_channel=RobertKoch-Institut]
and explore MEx on the RKI website
[https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Forsch/MEx/MEx_node.html]. 

 

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Publication Date/Time
2022-08-26T09:00:00+00:00
Discover a platform that facilitates the re-use of healthcare research
data in Germany