{"id":141742,"date":"2014-08-20T23:55:07","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T23:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.simonw59.sg-host.com\/introducing-the-open-and-collaborative-science-in-development-network-ocsdnet\/"},"modified":"2022-05-26T13:42:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:42:30","slug":"introducing-the-open-and-collaborative-science-in-development-network-ocsdnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/force11.org\/post\/introducing-the-open-and-collaborative-science-in-development-network-ocsdnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network (OCSDNet)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ct_body\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/d7\/images\/OCSD logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px;height: 65px;float: left;margin: 15px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Announcing the launch of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocsdnet.org\/\">Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network (OCSDNet)<\/a> and the public <a href=\"http:\/\/ocsdnet.org\/downloads\/OCSDNetCallforConceptPapers.pdf\">Call for Concept Notes<\/a> on funding proposals to support research and case studies that explore the linkages between open science and development initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With funding from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idrc.ca\/\">Canada&rsquo;s International Development Research Centre (IDRC)<\/a>, OCSDNet is jointly coordinated by the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.utsc.utoronto.ca\/idsprogram\/\">Centre for Critical Development Studies (CCDS)<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utsc.utoronto.ca\/home\/\">University of Toronto Scarborough (Canada)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihub.co.ke\/\">iHub (Kenya)<\/a>. OCSDNet aims to support researchers and practitioners from the Global South to carry out research or projects that will lead to deeper understanding of whether, and the conditions under which open knowledge production processes could lead to development outcomes, such as economic and educational opportunities, improved health and food security, and policy reform. By contributing to this new area of study, OCSDNet will also build a community of open science practitioners and leaders who will influence policy dialogues pertaining to the role of science and innovation in development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Focus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OCSDNet aims to investigate a broad range of questions, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tHow do researchers in various institutional contexts practice &ldquo;openness&rdquo;? How can open science approaches benefit researchers in the Global South?<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tWill OCS lead to novel insights and solutions to entrenched development problems?<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tCan greater participation of citizens in the planning and conduct of scientific research increase its application in addressing local development goals?<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tHow can the sharing of knowledge as a public good be weighed against protection of various forms of rights?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To explore these and related questions, OCSDNet will provide funding support for up to 15 case studies from <a href=\"http:\/\/ocsdnet.org\/article\/application#eligibility\">eligible countries<\/a>. Specifically, OCSDNet will support case studies that employ innovative and transformative open processes to address a range of development challenges in Global South contexts. The network welcomes a <a href=\"http:\/\/ocsdnet.org\/thematic\">mix of projects<\/a> that include scientific research in a specific domain to generate new knowledge (i.e. food security, health equity, citizen empowerment, renewable energies, climate change impact), as well as critical research on ongoing initiatives, focusing on behaviours, contexts, challenges and opportunities enabled by OCS principles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applying for OCSDNet Funding:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OCSDNet has launched an <a href=\"http:\/\/ocsdnet.org\/article\/application\">open call for concept papers for OCS development projects<\/a><strong>.<\/strong> The call is open to researchers and practitioners affiliated with organizations based in countries that are eligible for support by the IDRC. The <strong>deadline for submissions is September 8<\/strong><strong><sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><strong>, 2014.<\/strong> Successful authors of the papers will be invited to a proposal development workshop, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya in October 2014. (For details of the call, visit the OCSDNet web site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocsdnet.org\/\">www.ocsdnet.org<\/a> ).<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>For further questions, please contact us at <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:info@ocsdnet.org\"><strong>info@ocsdnet.org<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ct_meta\"><span class=\"ct_label\">Archive:<\/span>&nbsp;<a class=\"ct_archive\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.force11.net\/node\/6025\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/archive.force11.net\/node\/6025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcing the launch of the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network (OCSDNet) and the public Call for Concept Notes on funding proposals to support research and case studies that explore the linkages between open science and development initiatives. &nbsp; With funding from Canada&rsquo;s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), OCSDNet is jointly coordinated by the &#8230; <a title=\"Introducing the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network (OCSDNet)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/force11.org\/post\/introducing-the-open-and-collaborative-science-in-development-network-ocsdnet\/\" aria-label=\"More on Introducing the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network (OCSDNet)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205903,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[],"force11":[],"blog_series":[],"working_group":[],"class_list":["post-141742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"author_meta":{"display_name":"FORCE11 Admin","author_link":"\/members\/admin"},"featured_img":null,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/force11.org\/category\/news\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">News<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">News<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 12 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 20 Aug 2014","modified":"Updated on 26 May 2022"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 20 Aug 2014 23:55","modified":"Updated on 26 May 2022 13:42"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/force11.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/force11.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/force11.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/force11.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/205903"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/force11.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/force11.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141742\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/force11.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/force11.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/force11.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141742"},{"taxonomy":"force11","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/force11.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/force11?post=141742"},{"taxonomy":"blog_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/force11.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_series?post=141742"},{"taxonomy":"working_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/force11.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/working_group?post=141742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}