From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:54:52 -0400

*Launch Webinar:  April 23, 1:00 - 2:30 CEST*

*Open research information must be the new norm*

The research information landscape requires fundamental change. The
signatories of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information
commit to taking a lead in transforming the way research information is
used and produced. Openness of information about the conduct and
communication of research must be the new norm.

Too often, decision making in science is based on closed research
information. Research information is locked inside proprietary
infrastructures, run by for-profit providers that impose severe
restrictions on the use and reuse of the information.

Errors, gaps, and biases in closed research information are difficult to
expose and even more difficult to fix. Indicators and analytics derived
from this information lack transparency and reproducibility.

Decisions about the careers of researchers, about the future of research
organizations, and ultimately about the way science serves the whole of
humanity, depend on these black-box indicators and analytics.

Today, over 30 organizations are committing to making openness of research
information the norm. Open research information enables science policy
decisions to be made based on transparent evidence and inclusive data. It
enables information used in research evaluations to be accessible and
auditable by those being assessed. And it enables the global movement
toward open science to be supported by information that is fully open and
transparent.

More here:

https://www.clacso.org/barcelona-declaration-on-open-research-information/

Declaration here:

*barcelona-declaration.org <https://www.barcelona-declaration.org/>*