CanDIG: Federated network across Canada for multi-omic and health data discovery and analysis

Dursi et al. describe setting up a genomics and biomedical data federation across Canada’s provincial regulatory boundaries and the drivers behind their governance and technical decisions. They guide on how to implement Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) standards to aid in building a federated data platform.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xgen.2021.100033