Global Research Initiative on Open Science : Publication of a French proposal to strengthen evidence based open science policies

"The lack of a detailed understanding of the complexity of open science is an obstacle to the development of  public policies targeted to encouraging  its progress. The Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS), proposed by France, aims to fill this gap by drawing from  research on open science to promote more effective science policies. It follows on from the G7 Communiqué (May 2023), which encourages initiatives that leverage the results of scientific research to inform open science public policy (Appendix 1).

GRIOS represents an unprecedented effort to gain a better understanding of the various dimensions of open science, in particular its progress, obstacles and impacts. This initiative aims to: 

• Produce in-depth reviews of existing research on open science worldwide, in order to synthesize current knowledge and identify opportunities and challenges;
• Formulate recommendations for open science policies based on the results of the scientific research highlighted by the reviews;
• Propose a research agenda to fill gaps in current knowledge on open science and promote new research on the subject; 
• Establish a global network of organisations and researchers committed to the development of open science, in order to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and foster collaboration in the scientific field...."