The Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO) Program: A Data Lifecycle Research Experience

Pacific evidence-based clinical and translational research is greatly needed. However, there are research challenges that stem from the creation, accessibility, availability, usability, and compliance of data in the Pacific. As a result, there is a growing demand for a complementary approach to the traditional Western research process in clinical and translational research. The data lifecycle is one such approach with a history of use in various other disciplines. It was designed as a data management tool with a set of activities that guide researchers and organizations on the creation, management, usage, and distribution of data. This manuscript describes the data lifecycle and its use by the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design core data science team in support of the Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities program.