Global data sharing aims to increase cooperation between countries on chemical safety information. The current system results in duplicative testing and inconsistent data formats and property protections between jurisdictions. The vision is for common electronic formats for collecting, exchanging, and publishing data, along with global consortia of data owners that agree all data can be used for any regulatory purpose anywhere. This would ensure information is only prepared and submitted once. Existing OECD instruments provide recommendations around proprietary data protection, exchanging confidential data, and lists of non-confidential data that could form the basis for expanded global cooperation.