Finding common ground: When commercial and non-commercial meet in open science

"The panel, moderated by Emma Green, IOI’s Director of Development, challenged a fundamental assumption that permeates many open science discussions: that commercial and non-commercial interests are inherently incompatible.

Felix Reda from GitHub's public policy team put it plainly: "Open and commercial don't have to be opposites, but you can design a business model in a way that actually supports openness and rewards openness." He pointed to the success of open source software, where companies routinely collaborate on shared infrastructure while competing in their end products—a model that could offer lessons for the broader research ecosystem.

Matt Cannon from Taylor & Francis brought a publisher's perspective to this complexity: "I work for a commercial publisher, and there are people who fundamentally disagree with that... But I also feel like there's plenty of other spaces where we can go and collaborate and feel like we have knowledge and skills and understanding that can contribute." ..."