Perceptions and practices of open science in Venezuela. An approach to the question

Abstract

Open science emerged as an internal movement within science, which demanded opening of traditional spaces for the production of knowledge. The COVID 19 pandemic forced many research centers, laboratories and researchers to adopt the forms proposed by this movement, in order to respond more quickly to the demands of society at a global level. The boost that has been given to it during this health emergency has put on the table the discussion and the commitment to regulate the rules at the international level to ensure a balanced transition. That is why various national organizations, such as the case of ONCTI, have carried out consultation initiatives to find out the perception of scientists around this new paradigm. As a result of these consultations, a series of statistics have been generated that allow us to probe the state of the question. We analyze some of them in this work, finding that a significant part of the respondents are not familiar with the reality of the application of open science at the national level, or associate open science with initiatives and practices typical of traditional science. An example is the notions of “knowledge transfer to communities” or “science dissemination” that imply a linear and supply-side view of science. These notions are important to consider when formulating a national open science policy