Wood, J. (2021): Embedding open science in reality. Data Intelligence 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00083
The Open Science movement has achieved extraordinary results in very few years. In this paper I argue it is now necessary to embed Open Science in the wider ecosystem of research and innovation, acknowledging some of the outstanding issues that need to be resolved as it beds down into the way research etc. is done in the future. By sticking to a purest approach to Open Science its impact and current momentum may be lost. Digital technologies and global connectivity have ensured that Open Science is here to stay and will continue to expand its influence in the future. However, Open Science cannot stand aloof from what is the reality of what is happening elsewhere otherwise it will do a disservice to itself and the challenges facing the world.