What is Responsible Knowledge Exchange, Engagement and Impact? | Impact of Social Sciences

"The strong open knowledge agenda that applies to research and research processes does not extend in the same way, nor to the same extent, to knowledge exchange and impact practices. The Open Science Framework and Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training provide excellent guidance and ideas for developing more accessible and inclusive research processes and engagement with knowledge. However, while some aspects of KEEI are amenable to open sharing, others might be entirely inappropriate. For example, many of our respondents raised issues around protecting the confidentiality of participants (including vulnerable participants and the organisations that support them), of commercial sensitivity, of competition, or of preserving relationships of trust...."