Everyone for themselves: When the lack of a guiding policy framework stifles research collaborations

By Maurice Bolo and Dorine Odongo of the Harmonization of Open Science and Commercialization project Through a series of case studies of contemporary research partnerships derived from research consortia funded […]

The Meeting of Two Worlds: Combining Traditional and Scientific Knowledge

By: Hector Botero, Karisma Foundation  Translated by: Denisse Albornoz The case Biofertilizers and Biofuels of ‘My Land’, Colombia Summary: The project ‘Biofertilizers and Biofuels of My Land ’ uses a combination […]

El Rol de la Ciencia Abierta en Comunidades Indígenas Colombianas

Por: Jorge E. Orejuela-Gartner, Grupo de Estudios Ambientales para el Desarrollo Sostenible-GEADES; Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Cali, Colombia. Resumen: La Ciencia Abierta respalda a las comunidades indígenas en sus aspiraciones para […]

Reflection on the Role of Open Science for Colombian Indigenous Communities

By: Jorge E. Orejuela-Gartner Group Environmental Studies for Sustainable Development-GEADES Universidad Autonoma de Occidente, Cali, Colombia Summary: Open Science can support traditional communities in their aspiration to attain Buen Vivir […]

Agroecology meets open source technologies

By Julieta Arancio, Valeria Arza, Mariano Fressoli of the Open Science as Alternative Science project Agroecology has been traditionally based on co-producing knowledge with farmers, scientists, indigenous communities and technicians. As […]

Steps to Consider When Promoting Open Science

By: Denisse Albornoz Research Associate, OCSDNet This post is the second of a series on the main OCSDNet research findings gathered at our Bangkok network meeting in February. This post […]