[open-science] Proof to funding agencies (companies) that open work is a good idea

Thu Jul 11 22:48:33 UTC 2013

I'd point them to the report by Battelle
http://battelle.org/docs/default-document-library/economic_impact_of_the_human_genome_project.pdf
This showed a multiplier effect of ca 140 downstream dollars for every 1
dollar invested.
I believe this is used in Washington to justify the value of public funding
for wealth generation. The Obama government has an initiative in materials
science entitled (rather bizarrely) "Materials Genome".

On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Jason Moore <moorepants at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just joined a new lab and am under a grant from the state of Ohio which
> hopes that our work generates IP for particular companies in Ohio so that
> ultimately jobs are created in Ohio.
>
> I, on the other hand, want to share my work openly as I have in the past
> from preliminary to publication and beyond so that the world can benefit.
>
> I'm wondering if anyone can point me to some specific resources, case
> studies, or other things that could help bolster our arguments for openness
> to the state agency that funds us. I'd ultimately like to convince the
> funders that being open is in fact beneficial to their goals of improving
> the economy in Ohio. I believe this in an idealistic sense, but am not sure
> I can really argue that.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Jason
> moorepants.info
> +01 530-601-9791
>
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