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Open, community-owned infrastructure is necessary for research to thrive.
Invest in Open Infrastructure is an initiative dedicated to improving funding and resourcing for open technologies and systems supporting research and scholarship. We do this by shedding light on challenges, conducting research, and working with decision makers to enact change.
About IOI >>Our Approach
We do research to provide guidance on ways to improve funding in the sector for open.
We study open infrastructure and its changing landscape, gather and analyze data, and craft reports to share those findings with decision makers, tool providers, and members of the research community.
Research & Resources >>Featured Projects
Costs of Open Infrastructure
IOI’s work is centered around providing targeted, evidence-based guidance to institutions and funders of open infrastructure to help them become wiser about where to invest. Our work...
Scoping the Open Science Infrastructure Landscape in Europe
(This project is in collaboration with SPARC Europe.) “We see a diverse, interconnected, open, professional and viable, Open Science infrastructure (OSI) ecosystem in Europe on solid ground; one...
Future of Open Scholarship
Designing a Preparedness Model for the Future of Open Scholarship The leading structures that conduct, publish and disseminate scholarly research are at risk of collapse. There’s an...
Sustainability Interviews
Research and scholarship is underpinned by a variety of tools, technologies and services ranging from for-profit commercial solutions and offerings from vendors to community-owned, open technologies and infrastructure....
Community
Accountability in open infrastructure: recap, recording, and how to join us
On June 30th, IOI hosted a conversation on accountability and oversight in open infrastructure. The conversation provided a space to hear from experts in the field on how they are working to ensure accountability and oversight of data, technology, and infrastructure in academia, research, & beyond.
IOI Webinar: Ensuring Accountability and Oversight in Open Infrastructure
Join us on June 30th for our third conversation titled Ensuring Accountability and Oversight in Open Infrastructure. We’ll hear from experts in the field on how they are working to ensure accountability and oversight of data, technology, and infrastructure in academia, research, and beyond.
Maintenance and labor of open infrastructure: recap, recording, and reading list!
Earlier this month, we hosted a conversation on maintenance and the labor of open infrastructure, a dialog designed to dig into issues surrounding the underlying labor required to develop, maintain, and sustain open source technologies. Video of this discussion is now available.
Take action to stop the lock up of research and learning
On May 17, 2021, Clarivate Analytics announced it was acquiring software, data, and analytics company ProQuest for $5.3 billion USD. We believe additional regulation, oversight, and action are needed, and call on the community to join us.