Challenges of Open Science and Open Research Data in Health Sciences

Abstract

There is not a unique definition of open science, but is commonly accepted that open science means the conduction of science in a way that others can collaborate and contribute, where research data, lab notes and other research processes are freely available, with terms that allow reuse, redistribution and reproduction of the research. The principles Open science is based are: Open Methodology (Methods, processes, relevant documents);Open Source (Soft- and Hardware); Open Data (data free to re-use); Open Access to scholarly outputs (gratis and libre); Open Peer Review (transparency in evaluation and quality criteria), and Open Educational Resources (MOOCs, OERs). Open Science (OS) offers researchers tools and workflows for transparency, reproducibility, dissemination and transfer of new knowledge. I will focus my lecture on open access to publications and open research data, how all stakeholders within the research lifecycle have reacted and adopted this new paradigm, and how open access and data sharing could foster collaboration, avoid redundant work, contribute to growth and innovation and particularly how this conception of open science could help to healthcare, always under an umbrella of respect for privacy and ethical codes of conduct.