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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
Assessing financial health
As an enabler and a funder in open infrastructure, one of our key goals at Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) is to conduct research to better understand and...
Good community governance
Define, build, and support reliable, robust, transparent, and accountable governance structures in open research At Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI), we believe that good governance is essential to...
Landscape analyses
Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) was founded on the premise that open, community-owned infrastructure is necessary for scholarly research to thrive. We are not alone in this sentiment....
Funding Open Infrastructure
Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) is dedicated to improving funding and resourcing for open technologies and systems supporting research and scholarship. As outlined in our 2021-2024 Strategic Plan,...
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Call for proposals: Open Infrastructure Fund
The fund aims to strengthen sustainability and resilience and increase the adoption of open infrastructure that underpins research and knowledge creation.
Piloto de Financiamiento Colectivo: el diseño de una convocatoria de financiamiento
Aprender cómo podemos contribuir al financiamiento abierto, transparente y participativo de la infraestructura abierta en todo el mundo a medida que ingresamos a la siguiente fase del piloto de financiamiento colectivo de IOI.
Collective funding pilot: designing a funding call
Learn about how you can contribute to more open, transparent, and participatory funding of open infrastructure worldwide as we enter the next phase of the IOI collective funding pilot.
WACREN-IOI Workshop: Charting common pathways for collective action in advancing open infrastructure in Africa
IOI and WACREN are co-organizing a workshop on open infrastructure in Accra, Ghana.