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

[Jason Moore]

Peter,

This report great and will be very helpful. I hadn't seen it yet. Thanks!


Jason
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On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 6:48 PM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:

> 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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