By Mariano Fressoli [1] and Valeria Arza [2] [1] Associate researcher at Scientific and Technical National Research Council (CONICET) and Research Center for the Transformation (CENIT). E-mail: [email protected] [2] Independent researcher at CONICET and Director of CENIT. The general idea behind open science is simple: the free availability of publications, data and other scientific tools could […]
By Cath Traynor and Laura Foster Summary OCSDNet’s Open and Collaborative Science Manifesto proposes a set of seven values and principles for a more inclusive and open science in development; Addressing the role of power and inequality in knowledge production is a key principle; Practicing “situated openness” can help to address the ways in which […]
English | Español (English) By: Denisse Albornoz Earlier this year, I attended Publishers for Development (PfD), a conference that gathers librarians, researchers, development officers and international scientific publishers to develop common understandings around the research challenges, needs, and priorities of the Global South. The conference was hosted by INASP, an international development charity working in Latin America, […]
English | Español (English) Interview conducted by Becky Hillyer; Introduction by Angela Okune As one of the original signatories of the Budapest Open Access Initiative, a historical and defining event of the global open access movement, OCSDNet PI, Leslie Chan has been active in the experimentation and implementation of scholarly communication initiatives of varying scales around the […]
We are very happy to announce the launch of a video from our sub-project (Open Science and Community Development in Brazil) project on “Ciência Aberta Ubatuba” (Ubatuba Open Science), together with additional 17 short videos and interviews. These videos were produced as part of the OCSDNet-supported Open Science and Community Development in Brazil project and highlights a rich diversity of contexts, […]
Following the release of OCSDNet’s Open and Collaborative Science Manifesto, this blog post is part of a series which seeks to provide a more nuanced context for each of seven principles associated with the Manifesto. The series aims to highlight practical examples, network case studies and relevant literature to demonstrate the relevance of this principle […]