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African researchers do not think differently about Open Data
A key motivation for Open Science is accessibility. For researchers in resource-poor economies, this translates into access to the methods, data and publications that will foster scientific research and discovery in such communities and environments. Attitudes toward Open Science are in flux, and th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334748/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35910706 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frma.2022.950212 |
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author | Skelly, Lara Chiware, Elisha R. T. |
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description | A key motivation for Open Science is accessibility. For researchers in resource-poor economies, this translates into access to the methods, data and publications that will foster scientific research and discovery in such communities and environments. Attitudes toward Open Science are in flux, and there is a growing awareness of the roles and responsibilities that researchers have to one another in this regard. This paper explores how African researchers approach issues relating to Open Data by reporting on the State of Open Data Report data. Focusing on the attitudes toward Open Data, this paper reports on how African researchers view (i) data sharing, (ii) the use of shared data, and (iii) the Open Data ecosystem. The findings show that, although the attitudes of African researchers have changed over time, they are not very different from those held by their international counterparts. These findings will aid policymakers, as well as academic and research institutions, in highlighting the areas of future growth for Open Data in Africa. |
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spelling | pubmed-93347482022-07-30 African researchers do not think differently about Open Data Skelly, Lara Chiware, Elisha R. T. Front Res Metr Anal Research Metrics and Analytics A key motivation for Open Science is accessibility. For researchers in resource-poor economies, this translates into access to the methods, data and publications that will foster scientific research and discovery in such communities and environments. Attitudes toward Open Science are in flux, and there is a growing awareness of the roles and responsibilities that researchers have to one another in this regard. This paper explores how African researchers approach issues relating to Open Data by reporting on the State of Open Data Report data. Focusing on the attitudes toward Open Data, this paper reports on how African researchers view (i) data sharing, (ii) the use of shared data, and (iii) the Open Data ecosystem. The findings show that, although the attitudes of African researchers have changed over time, they are not very different from those held by their international counterparts. These findings will aid policymakers, as well as academic and research institutions, in highlighting the areas of future growth for Open Data in Africa. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9334748/ /pubmed/35910706 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frma.2022.950212 Text en Copyright © 2022 Skelly and Chiware. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Research Metrics and Analytics Skelly, Lara Chiware, Elisha R. T. African researchers do not think differently about Open Data |
title | African researchers do not think differently about Open Data |
title_full | African researchers do not think differently about Open Data |
title_fullStr | African researchers do not think differently about Open Data |
title_full_unstemmed | African researchers do not think differently about Open Data |
title_short | African researchers do not think differently about Open Data |
title_sort | african researchers do not think differently about open data |
topic | Research Metrics and Analytics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334748/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35910706 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frma.2022.950212 |
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