HRA’s Exploring the Value of “Open” (EVO) Program
As part of our EVO program, HRA was a participating member of the Federal Agencies’ 2023: Year of Open Science!!
The EVO Program hosted webinars, formed small group cohorts, and provided resources to help HRA members understand how to implement policies that advanced open research and scientific discovery, while simultaneously advancing their missions.
In January 2023, the OSTP announced actions they were taking to advance open and equitable research, including designating 2023 as the Year of Open Science. The announcement included an official definition of open science for use across the federal government as well as the establishment of a new online resource, open.science.gov, that tracks federal open science initiatives, funding opportunities, and programs across the federal government.
The agencies worked to actively drive culture change around open science and will supported the implementation of the Nelson Memo on Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research.
Read this piece in Nature by NASA’s Open Open Science lead Chelle Gentemann (speaker for the Jan 18th EVO webinar) discussing what helped catalyze the initiative and emphasizing the need for the community to come together to actively reward open science practices.
We encourage you to learn how efforts to foster open science, both at the federal level as well as by other HRA members, can help inform your organization’s policies and procedures.
The EVO Program covered not only the why, but also the how, and ways to measure impact of open research policies, practices, and incentives. The Program was led by Kristen Ratan (Stratos), and Salvatore La Rosa (CTF). It included invited speakers, demonstrations, lively discussions, trials of technologies and services, and development of resources.
