Reflecting on a decade of researcher experiences and the future of data sharing
For ten years, and as part of a collaboration between Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature, The State of Open Data has surveyed and reported on researchers’ experiences of – and attitudes towards – data sharing. Over that time, the report has become a key reference point for research stakeholders seeking to understand the open data landscape and to support meaningful change.
In 2025, we mark this milestone with The State of Open Data: A Decade of Progress and Challenges, a special edition that looks back across ten years of findings. This year’s report highlights where real progress has been made, where momentum has stalled, and which new pressures and opportunities are reshaping the future.
View this webinar recorded live during Love Data Week and hosted by Mark Hahnel and Graham Smith, and featuring guests panelists from the open data community. Together they…
- Share headline findings from the 2025 report, highlighting how researcher behaviour and sentiment have shifted over the last decade.
- Explore the policies, infrastructures and community initiatives that have helped to move the needle on open data – and where gaps still remain.
- Discuss ongoing challenges around incentives, recognition, and support for data sharing across disciplines and regions.
- Consider what the next decade of open data might look like, and how funders, institutions, publishers and infrastructure providers can work together to drive equitable, sustainable progress.
Gain a concise, data-driven view of how far we have come with open data, what still needs to change, and where to focus our efforts next. Webinar includes a dedicated Q&A session where audience members engage directly with our experts to help shape priorities for the decade ahead.
Speakers
Mark Hahnel, VP Open Research, Digital Science
Graham Smith, Director Research Data Innovation, Springer Nature
Brian Nosek – Co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Open Science, Psychology Professor at the University of Virginia, USA
Hilary Hanahoe – Secretary General of the Research Data Alliance (RDA)
Joy Owango – Founding Director of Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa), Kenya