The Global Dynamics of Open Data - and where it leaves diversity. A conversation with Mark Hahnel

Open data has been a recurring theme on the podcast - for better or worse.

Every year, Digital Science and Springer Nature publish a report on the status of open science, so we thought this year's report was a good occasion to take stock and have a good discussion not only on the status of open status but also on where it's going, how and why.
To help us, we invited one of the report's authors, Mark Hahnel from Digital Science, to the podcast to discuss the report titled 'Bridging Policy and Practice in Data Sharing.'

We cover the importance of open data in research, the dynamics between global north and south, and the need for ethical standards and education in data practices. The discussion also touches on the enthusiasm of Ethiopian researchers for open data and the challenges of ensuring equitable access and utilisation of data across different regions. As always we cover issues of identity and security when it comes to diversity.

And if you can't wait for next year's report - Mark gives us a prediction for the conclusions in the 2025 report at the end of the conversation.

You can find the report her: https://www.digital-science.com/state-of-open-data-report-2024/
You can follow Mark on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhahnel/
You can follow Mark on Bluesky at: https://bsky.app/profile/hahnel.org

The presenting sponsor of this episode is Digital Science.
The episode is produced and edited by Peter Xiong.

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