Invest in Open Infrastructure Brochure - Jan 2024

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Increasing investment in and adoption of open infrastructure for research and scholarship.

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Increasing investment in and adoption of open infrastructure for research and scholarship.

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Introduction.

WHO WE ARE

Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) works to increase the investment in and adoption of open infrastructure to further equitable access to and participation in research and scholarship.

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We provide actionable, evidencebased tools and recommendations for decision makers, offer tailored strategic support to infrastructure services and funders, and catalyze investment in open infrastructure.

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OUR APPROA 6

Evidence-Based

We develop our tools, services, and recommendations from our deep and broad base of research.

Outcome-driven

We focus on increasing the utility of our tools and services to ensure that our research is actionable and practical.

Iterative

We work closely with users and partners throughout the project lifecycle to ensure that our tools, services, and recommendations meet our users’ and communities’ evolving needs, especially for those who are most impacted by the technology.

Innovative

We think outside of the box to design evidencebased solutions that have not been tried in this space.

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What We Do Data Room

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Evidence-based solutions (e.g. tools, products, recommendations, and guidance) to support decision makers in adopting and investing in open infrastructure.

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Strategic Support Targeted engagements to implement IOI research recommendations, further adoption of open infrastructure, and build the resilience and sustainability of the knowledge sector.

Funding Pilots

Research-driven funding pilots to diversify the sources and mechanisms for funding open infrastructure and ensure a healthy, resilient, sustainable future for research and scholarship.

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What we see Open solutions have risen in popularity and use to further open access to research, but many struggle to be viable.

Funding from philanthropy, government, and institutions empowers services to be mission-oriented.

Services are vulnerable to changes in leadership and often struggle with funding longterm operations and maintenance.

Community development and governance center researchers’ needs.

Communities are straddled with the cost of development without additional funding, leading to reliance on unpaid labor.

Open source solutions are customizable, and able to be built on or adapted as needs grow.

Implementation and usability of open solutions can be costly and time-consuming due to resource constraints.

Many alternatives exist to serve specific communities, providing choice to institutions.

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Scarcity of funding and adoption can lead to unhealthy and unnecessary costs and competition.

What We’re Working On

IOI Fund for Network Adoption is a 6-8M USD fund to provide flexible, catalytic investment to support research communities at scale.

Find out more about the Fund

We will partner at least three networks, focusing on networks with a strong existing service relationship to a set of communities or institutions, a public commitment to open science principles, and a specific opportunity for using funds to develop open data infrastructure adoption among members.

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Infra Finder, our new open infrastructure discovery and evaluation tool, enables institutions and funders to make more informed decisions about adopting and investing in open infrastructureand increase visibility for these services.

Explore our latest findings

Investigating ‘Reasonable Costs’ to Achieve Public Access to Federally Funded Research and Scientific Data is a research project that seeks to deepen our understanding of the true cost of “public access” publishing today for prevalent scholarly publication formats.

Find out how you can participate in and contribute to our work by contacting us at info@investinopen.org and by subscribing to our mailing.

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Discover Infra Finder (to launch in April 2024)

Get Involved!

Join our Sustaining Circle

Sustaining Circle members support IOI’s work to advance the use and sustainability of open infrastructure. Join a global movement dedicated to increasing investment in and the adoption of open infrastructure to further equitable access to and participation in research.

Invest in a more resilient future for research through community investment

We are on a mission to catalyze investment in and the adoption of open digital infrastructure to further data access and availability in research.

Find out how you can join as an investor, thought partner, and advocate.

Let us know your research community’s needs

Help improve our shared understanding of global investment trends and needs in adopting open infrastructures.

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Work with us In each strategic support engagement, IOI leverages the extensive experience of its team in the research and scholarship field, as well as its significant research expertise, to design and implement evidence-based, bespoke strategies to support our partners.

How we can help Open Infrastructure discovery and due diligence For funders, institutions, and networks looking to grow their use of open infrastructure, IOI can provide targeted research and recommendations, including discovery, due diligence, and collecting stakeholder feedback to inform the adoption and implementation of open infrastructure solutions.

Strengthening governance, stakeholder engagement and financial sustainability For infrastructure providers, our strategic support services improve the health and sustainability of their organisations by strengthening their governance, financial sustainability, organisational structure, and stakeholder engagement–– key pillars that are integral to the continued operation and scalability of their services.

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CONTACTS Email: info@investinopen.org Website: https://investinopen.org/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/invest-in-open Mastodon: investinopen@indieweb.social Twitter / X: @investinopen

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