5 Takeaway points for Open Science Festival, Netherlands | Open Working

"1. To do open science properly, we need to break down the boundary between research and research support staff. The new roles required fit in between these old boundaries... There’s a young, bubbling ecosystem of platforms and ideas that seek to fundamentally change the process of publication. At the core of this is updating the position of peer review (good slides at https://zenodo.org/record/7040997) But, many outside the open science system are unaware of this, assuming that the journey is complete when are 100% of journals are open access. How to achieve change? There are discussions over vision policies, strategies, seed funding, sustainability. The words used are different, but the notion of a fusion of top down and bottom up approaches is popular.... Change is not just about the world of science. For the benefits of open science to blossom, much better dialogue is needed with the broader public. Without dialogue, the risk of misunderstanding of (open) science will grow. And nothing will really change without changing the incentives – how do we reward and recognise all staff involved in (open) science?..."