The National Science Foundation has released Changing the Conduct of Science in the Information Age.
Here's an excerpt:
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) held a workshop titled "Changing the Conduct of Science in the Information Age" on November 12, 2010, to promote international cooperation in such policy areas as the promotion of data access, the development of technical solutions for open data platforms, and attribution for research contributions. This report describes the discussions, findings, and suggestions generated by the distinguished group of international workshop participants. . . .
There was a strong consensus that this vision could be achieved with the help of a concerted, collaborative effort by international funding agencies to:
- Establish a system of persistent identifiers for researchers and their outputs;
- Develop national and international pilot projects that compare different technical solutions for establishing and maintaining open data platforms, fostering the replication of scientific research, and ensuring attribution for the intellectual contributions of researchers; and
- Foster formal and informal training to develop scientists' skills in knowledge and data access, as well as data analysis.
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