'''GISAID Initiative''' secara luas dipuji karena berhasil berbagi data virus influenza dengan cepat<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shu |first1=Yuelong |last2=McCauley |first2=John |year=2017 |title=GISAID: Global initiative on sharing all influenza data – from vision to reality |journal=Eurosurveillance |volume=22 |issue=13 |pages= |doi= 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.13.30494 |pmid=28382917 |pmc=5388101 }}</ref> melalui mekanisme berbagi yang unik,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Elbe |first1=Stefan |last2=Buckland-Merrett |first2=Gemma |year=2017 |title=Data, disease and diplomacy: GISAID's innovative contribution to global health |journal=Global Challenges |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=33–46 |doi=10.1002/gch2.1018 |pmid=31565258 |pmc=6607375 }}</ref> dan dikenal karena pentingnya untuk [[kesehatan global]] oleh semua menteri kesehatan dalam [[KTT G20 Hamburg 2017]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gisaid.org/fileadmin/gisaid/files/pdfs/G20_Health_Ministers_Declaration_2017.pdf |title=Berlin Declaration of the G20 Health Ministers |author=G20 |date=20 May 2017 |website= |publisher=German Ministry of Health |accessdate=18 July 2017 |archive-date=2022-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610211622/https://www.gisaid.org/fileadmin/gisaid/files/pdfs/G20_Health_Ministers_Declaration_2017.pdf |dead-url=no }}</ref>[[Inisiatif]] yang diusulkan melibatkan [[kemitraan pemerintah swasta]] antara [[organisasi nirlaba]] Freunde von GISAID e.V.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gisaid.org/about-us/imprint/ |title=GISAID Initiative homepage |author=Freunde von GISAID e.V. |date= |website= |publisher= |accessdate=18 July 2017 |archive-date=2023-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726201908/https://gisaid.org/about-us/imprint-privacy/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> dengan pemerintah [[Republik Federal Jerman]], selaku tuan rumah resmi basis data GISAID EpiFlu™,<ref>"[http://www.who.int/influenza/pip/advisory_group/german_statement_pipreview.pdf Germany’s Statement on Substantive Issues and Concerns Regarding the PIP Framework and its Implementation, Special Session of the PIP Advisory Group, 13 October 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119055331/http://www.who.int/influenza/pip/advisory_group/german_statement_pipreview.pdf |date=2022-01-19 }}", [[World Health Organization]], [[Geneva]]. Retrieved on 2016-11-08.</ref> untuk menyediakan akses publik ke koleksi [[Sekuens DNA|urutan genetik]] [[virus]] [[influenza]] paling lengkap dan data klinis serta epidemiologis terkait,<ref>"[http://www.influenzacentre.org/flucentres_submitsamples.htm Submitting Samples to the WHO Collaborating Centre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506205212/http://www.influenzacentre.org/flucentres_submitsamples.htm |date=2020-05-06 }}", [[WHO Collaborating Centres]] for Reference and Research on Influenza, [[Melbourne]]. Retrieved on 2016-11-08.</ref> [[Singapura]] dan [[Amerika Serikat]].
Awalnya karena ancaman global yang ditimbulkan oleh infeksi flu burung [[H5n1|H5N1]] yang sangat patogen, GISAID memperkenalkan mekanisme berbagi data pada tahun 2008, yang memungkinkan data influenza [[akses terbuka|diakses secara terbuka]] dan gratis,<ref>{{Cite journal|title=GISAID {{!}} re3data.org|url=http://service.re3data.org/repository/r3d100010126|doi=10.17616/r3q59f|last1=Org|first1=Re3Data|year=2012|publisher=re3data.org|access-date=2020-01-27|archive-date=2023-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726201905/https://www.re3data.org/repository/r3d100010126|dead-url=no}}</ref> kepada siapa saja yang secara positif mengidentifikasi dirinya sendiri, dan setuju untuk menghormati hak yang melekat dari para kontributor.<ref>McDowell, Robin (May 15, 2008). “[http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_wires/2008May15/0,4675,BirdFluNewDatabase,00.html Indonesia hands over bird flu data to new database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127224403/https://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_wires/2008May15/0,4675,BirdFluNewDatabase,00.html |date=2021-01-27 }}", [[Associated Press]]. Retrieved on 2016-11-15.</ref> Perjanjian akses basis data GISAID<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gisaid.org/DAA |title=GISAID EpiFlu Database Access Agreement |author=Peter Bogner |display-authors=etal |date= |website= |publisher=Freunde von GISAID e.V |accessdate=18 July 2017 |archive-date=2023-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726201919/https://gisaid.org/terms-of-use/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> untuk memastikan bahwa kontributor data urutan virus tidak kehilangan hak [[kekayaan intelektual]] mereka atas data tersebut.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.ip-watch.org/2016/08/26/virus-sharing-key-against-next-flu-pandemic-global-database-hosts-genetic-data-of-flu-viruses/ |title = Virus Sharing Key Against Next Flu Pandemic: Global Database Hosts Genetic Data of Flu Viruses |date = 26 August 2016 |accessdate = 23 November 2016 |website = Intellectual Property Watch |last = Saez| |first = Catherine |archive-date = 2022-03-05 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220305191239/https://www.ip-watch.org/2016/08/26/virus-sharing-key-against-next-flu-pandemic-global-database-hosts-genetic-data-of-flu-viruses/ |dead-url = no }}</ref>
