Share the love: an open exchange of ideas will promote innovation

"We have the technology to share knowledge, says Malcolm Read [executive secretary of JISC], but researchers need to work towards a culture of openness....Only by reappraising the mechanisms for academic recognition can we reflect the work being put into creating and preparing high-quality research. The fresh evaluation of criteria in the UK's research excellence framework is an opportunity to examine where the emphasis should fall. Open access to papers and data continues to improve the impact of our public funds - but in the meantime, digital tools can support informal sharing on levels that can still make a difference to how far one idea can travel."