<a href="http://opensource.com/business/10/8/barriers-open-science-big-business-watson-and-crick">http://opensource.com/business/10/8/barriers-open-science-big-business-watson-and-crick</a><br><br>Science can only advance when discoveries are shared, but scientists 
often have a disincentive to disclose their research. So says a group of
 researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology in their recent 
article on voxEU.org, <a href="http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/4264">Do academic scientists share information with their colleagues? Not necessarily</a>. In fact, scientists often make complex, calculated decisions when asked to share data...<br>
<br>....<br><br>Open science must be partnered with a strong accountability system, 
perhaps more formal than the “Internet-as-public-record” variety used to
 establish reputation in open source software development communities.<br><br>...<br><br>In addition, the Georgia Tech researchers have found that <a href="http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/4264">competition</a>,
 especially where the commercial and intellectual value of prizes is 
significant, actually stifles the practice of open science. So much the 
same for patents and consulting opportunities. But when increased 
government funding relaxes the competition in a field, scientists are 
far more willing to share their research with each other.<br><br>....<br><br>Beyond professional expectations for sharing, centralized data 
repositories must be created and maintained, then standards for entering
 data  established, which is more difficult for some disciplines than 
others.<br><br>...<br><br><br>Full article at<br><a href="http://opensource.com/business/10/8/barriers-open-science-big-business-watson-and-crick">http://opensource.com/business/10/8/barriers-open-science-big-business-watson-and-crick</a><br>

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