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Project Application

 

  • Submit online applications to HADCL office
  • Assess and accept applications by HADCL steering group
  • Sign collaboration agreement by the organizations + undertaking forms by researchers
  • Prepare the required data and tools for the selected project by HADCL office
  • Access HADCL to start the research study by the authorized researchers

 

Eligible Applicants

Researchers from the following UGC-funded universities in Hong Kong are welcome to submit applications to access HADCL for conducting health data collaboration projects:

  • City University of Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Baptist University
  • Lingnan University
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • The Education University of Hong Kong
  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • The University of Hong Kong

 

Application Submission

Researchers may fill in the online application form for access to HADCL for conducting health data collaboration projects.  If further details of Data Catalogue are required for specifying the data requirement, please contact HADCL Office.  Upon successful submission, an acknowledgement email will be issued by the system with an assigned application number to facilitate future communication.

 

Application Assessment

The assessment of the proposals for the health data collaboration projects will be based on the following criteria:

  • For public good
  • Readiness of requested data and tools

 

HADCL Assessment Panel Meeting is conducted once per year for assessment of applications. In the scenario that access to HADCL cannot be arranged for researchers of all eligible applications due to unavailability of facilities, researchers are welcome to re-submit their applications in the subsequent cycle.

 

Project Acceptance

HADCL Office will inform the concerned researchers once a period is assigned for access to HADCL for conducting a research project. Researchers have to sign the collaboration agreement and undertaking as an acceptance of accessing HADCL.

 

Project Preparation

Upon receiving the acceptance, HADCL Office will prepare the required data listed on Data Catalogue and available tools provided by HADCL platform. Then HADCL Office will inform the concerned researchers of the related arrangements for access to HADCL.

 

Project Output

Subject to compliance with the data privacy requirements as stipulated in the agreement and undertaking for the collaboration, researchers are welcome to publish their research findings and may also request for release of their research outputs (e.g. model / algorithm) after completion of the health data collaboration projects in HADCL.

 

 

 

Last revision date: 07 November 2023

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