Kathleen Shearer | Bridging the Digital Divide: How Repository Networks Are Shaping the Future of Open Science • scientia.global

"In our complex world, ensuring open and equitable access to scholarly research and educational resources has become more critical than ever. For the past 15 years, COAR, a leading international association representing open access repositories, has been at the forefront of efforts to create interconnected networks of digital repositories that preserve and provide access to a wide range of valuable research outputs. Its work is helping to transform how knowledge is shared and disseminated globally and has played a pivotal role in advancing the development of repository networks and enhancing their functionality. By fostering greater interoperability and cooperation between repositories worldwide, COAR is creating a truly global infrastructure for open science that transcends institutional and national boundaries."