Open-source software for regulatory submissions and regulatory environments

Regulatory submissions and regulatory computing environments have traditionally been associated with the use of proprietary software packages. While academic institutions have embraced open-source software, both industry and government have been slower to adopt open-source alternatives. I will discuss some of the challenges and issues with using open-source software in a regulatory environment, followed by some of the lessons learned in the ongoing R Consortium R Submission Pilot, as well as emerging issues.

open-source

software

statistical computing