Some people believe that it is good idea to share as much information as possible in scientific research, business and the academic world. Others believe that some information is too important or too valued to be shared freely. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

It goes without saying that

information

and

data

are now dominating every aspect of life in

this

twenty-first century.

While

making decisions and predicting some future variables,

data

availability is very crucial. Informed decisions and visionary steps can be taken only when we have a sufficient amount of

data

in our hands.

This

can happen only when researchers, academicians and businessmen are more lenient in sharing their established facts or insights and permit open

access

to them.

Although

there might be some confidentiality issues

while

sharing

data

, I believe that

this

can never outweigh the importance of

information

spreading. My opinion is surrounded by several arguments which I am going to share in the following parts.

To begin

with,

information

sharing will provide fellow researchers, business analysts and academicians

access

to previous findings and established facts. The more relevant

information

is shared, the more it will contribute to prediction accuracy or analysis. Let’s take,

for instance

: a researcher who is trying to develop a relationship between pedestrian safety and different socio-economic factors.

While

incorporating socio-economic factors, he might include age, income, sex and so on. He may collect

this

data

through direct field surveys or from previous studies and reports. If the previous researcher in

this

field doesn’t share enough

information

, there might not be sufficient

data

for the current research.

Moreover

, it is always better to have some redundant

data

so that any model can trained properly. On the downside, it is not always possible to share all types of

data

. Publishing industries make money by selling published reports,

information

and findings. If

data

and

information

are given open

access

, those industries will face hardship. Sometimes, additional

data

can create a mess and sometimes it can not be shared

due to

political and national security reasons.

To conclude

,

information

sharing leniently and providing open

access

may be sometimes detrimental to some parties and confidentiality but

this

can never outweigh the greatest concern of advancements of future scientific research, enhancements of business strategies and enrichments of academia.