Scoping Review Results on Biobanking Digital Infrastructure in LMICs

154 studies from a scoping review inform a conceptual framework for biobanking in low- and middle-income countries. The dataset, authored by Anna Michalska-Falkowska and shared under CC-BY-4.0, synthesizes literature on digital infrastructure, interoperability, governance, and skills gaps. It was last updated on May 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing structural gaps in biobanking based on the four interdependent gaps described in the review results
• Modeling digital infrastructure requirements for genomic research based on the DIGS framework
• Informing equitable partnership models for global health research based on the discussion of LMIC leadership and data governance

Strengths

• Synthesizes findings from 154 included studies, providing a substantial evidence base
• Framework is explicitly designed to address equity concerns in low- and middle-income country contexts
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis
• The 41.5 KB file size suggests a limited scope, likely containing summary tables or framework details rather than raw research data

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Critical scoping review of five databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Global Index Medicus), following the Arksey and O’Malley framework.

Time Range

Temporal coverage of the included literature is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 05:35:57; freshness should be verified

Geography

Focus on low- and middle-income country (LMIC) contexts.