HELIOS Open Collaborates on US Federal Government’s Year of Open Science

The Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship (HELIOS Open) is pleased to collaborate with NASA and other federal agencies in celebration of 2023 as the Federal Year of Open Science. Today, the White House launched this multi-agency initiative across the federal government to spark change and inspire open science engagement through events and activities that will advance adoption of open science. HELIOS Open will serve as a cross-sector collaborator, engaging across its 88 members to co-develop, promote, and advance a range of open science initiatives. 

"We are excited to collaborate with federal agencies to make open science easier and more rewarding for both individuals and the organizations that support them," said Dr. Geeta Swamy, Duke University Associate Vice President for Research and Vice Dean for Scientific Integrity and Strategic Lead for HELIOS Open.  "HELIOS Open member institutions are eager to develop actionable policies, resources, guidance, metrics, and infrastructure to advance open science scholarship.  Cross-sector coordination through initiatives such as the Year of Open Science are critical to harmonizing and scaling these efforts."

"The Year of Open Science is a great step forward in promoting productive ways for researchers and scholars to communicate their work more openly and inclusively for the benefit of both science and society," said Dr. Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University and Co-Chair of the Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship (HELIOS Open). "HELIOS Open is excited to team with NASA to advance this important initiative."

Through its collaboration with NASA and other participating agencies on the 2023 Year of Open Science, HELIOS Open will serve as a critical conduit between higher education and the federal government on a range of open science activities, including:

• Convening meetings on HELIOS Open campuses to discuss practical considerations like infrastructure and open scholarship good practices

• Highlighting projects at HELIOS Open member institutions that advance the Year of Open Science agenda

• Collaborating with federal agencies and allies from adjacent sectors (e.g., philanthropies, professional societies) to develop resources, tools, and incentives language to make the practice of open scholarship easier and more rewarding

• Serving as a test bed for rapid, iterative, and transparent open scholarship experiments

• Acting as a conduit to help optimize and implement agency open science plans across the 88 HELIOS Open member institutions

• Awarding flash grants to stimulate and reward open activities at minority serving institutions.

Read more about the 2023 Year of Open Science in Nature and check out the new federal website to keep apprised of the latest agency developments.