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Challenges
Global Attitudes Towards Open Data
As mandates and policies around open data are enforced, the use of and sharing of data is becoming more central to scholarly communication.
Resources
The State of Open Data 2021
The longest-running longitudinal survey and analysis on open data.
The State of Open Data 2022
The longest-running longitudinal survey and analysis on open data.
The State of Open Data 2020
The Report is the fifth in the series and includes survey results from 4,500 participants and a collection of articles from global industry experts.
The State of Open Data 2019
While most trends are encouraging the research community is now demanding more enforcement of mandates.
The State of Open Data 2018
Figshare's annual report, The State of Open Data 2018, looks at global attitudes towards open data.
The State of Open Data 2017
The Report is the fifth in the series and includes survey results from 4,500 participants and a collection of articles from global industry experts.
How the Internet of Things is Disrupting Science
In this webinar, we look at how the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing and driving digital transformation in science.
The State of Open Data 2016
The Report is the fifth in the series and includes survey results from 4,500 participants and a collection of articles from global industry experts.
The Implications of Brexit for the UK Research – A Digital Science Research Report
Leading British institutions and companies, will stand to lose significant EU funding for R&D.
News
Collaboration essential to meet open data challenges, says new report
5th Mar 2024
A new report provides real-world insights into how the research community is responding to the challenges of data sharing.
The State of Open Data Report 2023: Support for researchers still lacking
14th Nov 2023
The 2023 State of Open Data report: Researchers overwhelmingly are still not receiving the support they need to share data openly.
The State of Open Data Report 2022: Researchers need more support to assist with open data mandates
13th Oct 2022
Researchers worldwide need further assistance to help comply with an increasing number of open data mandates, say the authors of a new report.
The State of Open Data 2021 – Global Attitudes towards Open Data
30th Nov 2021
Figshare, Digital Science, and Springer Nature’s annual State of Open Data report finds increasing concern among researchers about misuse of data as well as a lack of credit and acknowledgement for those who do openly share their data. …
The State of Open Data 2020 – Global Attitudes towards Open Data
14th Dec 2020
New report outlines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on research and how this has influenced researchers’ data sharing behaviour.
Blog
Three Countries. Three Different Views on Open Data.
18th Apr 2024
Students from King’s College London have worked with Digital Science's VP Open Research to produce a State Of Open Data “Global Lens” report.
The State of Open Data 2023: A more analytical approach provides unparalleled insights
15th Nov 2023
The 2023 State of Open Data report features extensive analysis of the survey results, providing an in-depth and unique view of attitudes towards open data.
Concerns over misuse and lack of credit for open sharing
30th Nov 2021
73% of survey respondents strongly or somewhat support the idea of a national mandate for making research data openly available!…
The State of Open Data 2020
14th Dec 2020
The longest-running study to examine the attitudes and experiences of researchers working with open data.