"E-chemistry is a different way of collaborative working," he says, and "if it manages to stitch together different branches of chemistry where different approaches are being taken, it really will have achieved something".
To solve the tragedy requires that the scope of patenting is limited by supporting a greater extend of "openness" in the life sciences, which takes the shape of trading and cross-licensing of patents as well as the arrangement of access by way of collaborative research projects, joint ventures, private consortia and public private partnerships (see Allarakhia 2007).
But with improved funding and new ways of collaborative and flexible working, there can be a positive future for UK general practice and the next generation of doctors entering it.
Changes to existing professional responsibilities, hierarchical structures and ways of collaborative working of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team have been found in previous studies investigating the impact of new IT systems in healthcare settings [ 16, 56- 59].
By way of a collaborative whiteboard that can be accessed both online and on mobile devices, the startup is hoping to bring study groups and group interaction to online education.
As a way of fostering collaborative research partnerships and enhancing public trust in clinical and translational research, PREDICT reports on their activities regularly not only to the Oversight Committee but also to staff by presenting results and proposed organizational changes at staff meetings.
For those unfamiliar, Schoology is building on the concept behind services like BlackBoard, Moodle, and Edmodo by way of a collaborative learning platform that allows schools to integrate online education, classroom management, and social networking through a good-looking, Facebook-esque interface.
Government shouldn't get in the way of the collaborative economy, and politicians, bureaucrats and the politically connected shouldn't try to stifle those who are making a living through innovative platforms such as Uber and Airbnb.
Interprofessional education (IPE) is proposed as a way of improving collaborative practice and patient care [ 7].
Measuring co-authored publications is a well-grounded, although not comprehensive, way of assessing collaborative research with industry.
Long-term relationships developed between researchers and potential users in the health care system are seen as a productive way of developing collaborative approaches, but as Kogan and Henkel showed there can be many obstacles to doing this consistently [ 11], including the frequent turn-over of staff in policymaking roles.
