European project · Citizen science research

Open Digital Science

A study for the European Commission on how digital and open practices are transforming science

About the project

Open Digital Science was a study to understand how science is being transformed as digital and open practices come together. It was commissioned by the European Commission from the University of Zaragoza, ZSI and eutema, with support from Fundación Ibercivis.

The study invited anyone to contribute by analysing, assessing, supporting or criticising different scenarios for the main trends in science, technology and society over a ten-year horizon.

Project objectives

  • Gather good practices.
  • Build a plausible vision of the future of science, drawing on input from experts and the general public.
  • Develop metrics to assess the different impacts.
  • Propose policy recommendations for reaching that future.

Project details

Type of project

European

Funding

European Commission

Consortium

University of Zaragoza, ZSI and eutema, with support from Fundación Ibercivis

Area

Citizen science research