Invest in Open Infrastructure

Today we are excited to unveil IOI’s 2024-27 Strategic Plan, our blueprint for the next three years, that we believe will bring us closer to a future where open infrastructure is the default in research. Explore the strategy: investinopen.org/about/strategi…

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Congratulations to @oacore for their new funding from Microsoft! 🎉 "CORE will remain a community-governed infrastructure, in line with its commitments as a signatory to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructures (POSI)." open.ac.uk/blogs/news/sci…

Invest in Open Infrastructure will be sunsetting our X account on Dec 31. To stay up to date on our latest work, please follow us on: 👉 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/invest… 👉 Mastodon: @investinopen" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">indieweb.social/@investinopen 👉 Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/invest…

We've been studying the research software ecosystem — exploring gaps, challenges, and opportunities in advancing its resilience. Join our open presentation on Jan 23, 2025, at 11 am ET to hear our findings + discuss next steps Register here: buff.ly/3Bo2RyC

We are DELIGHTED to announce that our repository, KCWorks has been selected as the designated public-access repository of @NEHgov! 🎉 Read all about this exciting collaboration on our team blog: about.hcommons.org/2024/12/10/kcw…

What have we learned about the #OpenInfrastructure sector?🤔 From key trends, gaps + opportunities in open infra funding, to the need to bridge divides for a more secure future, read more about our work + lessons learnt in our 2024 Impact Report. investinopen.org/blog/unveiling…

Our service, the OAPEN Library, is included in Infra Finder, a tool from @investinopen designed to increase adoption of and investment in open infrastructure. Check out our entry and explore: infrafinder.investinopen.org/solutions/oape… #OAbooks

🚨 Our 2024 Impact Report is out! 🚨 This year, we rolled out new programs & partnerships aimed at increasing global adoption & investment in open infrastructure. 🌍 🔗 Dive into our progress & future vision: investinopen.org/blog/unveiling…

We are committed to building a robust infrastructure to support climate research across the region through initiatives like @AC3_News. Sustaining these efforts requires collaboration, innovation, and long-term investment. Together, we can empower research for a sustainable future. #ClimateResearch #DataInfrastructure. Next stop: #WACREN2025! 🌍📡 - wacren2025.wacren.net

Last month, we co-hosted a workshop w colleagues @WACREN + ICTP exploring climate research data infrastructure needs and funding models. Read our recap + sign up to stay updated on the next steps 👀 investinopen.org/blog/co-design…

📌The Coalition for Open Access Publishing of Public Health in Africa (COPPHA), led by WACREN and Peoples-Praxis, has conducted a Peer Reviewing Course to train African #researchers in high-quality peer review practices, supporting the growth of Diamond OA journals in Africa. To enhance monitoring and evaluation, #COPPHA seeks two volunteers skilled in statistics and qualitative research to assist with data analysis from the training programme. Click here for details - wacren.net/en/news/terms-…

In "The Emperor’s New Clothes” — IOI's Katherine Skinner unpacks the myths holding back meaningful change in open infrastructure! It’s time to question what we think we know about funding & sustainability. Discover her insights here: investinopen.org/blog/the-emper…

In the 2024 State of Open Infrastructure report, we investigated participation and overlap in representation in open infrastructure governance. Explore our blogpost to learn about our findings and interact with our visualization of the governance dataset: investinopen.org/blog/overlap-i…

1/ Using #OpenInfrastructure like PKP's #OpenJournalSystems (#OJS) for #OpenAccess comes up a lot in policy discussions, but what about sustainability? "contributing code... translation, documentation, UX testing... feedback" helps a lot! @carlabrc Tomorrow's event details 🧵

DOAB is included in Infra Finder, a tool from @investinopen designed to increase adoption of and investment in open infrastructure. Check out our entry and explore: infrafinder.investinopen.org/solutions/dire… #OAbooks

ANNOUNCEMENT: The amazing folks over at @InvestInOpen Infra Finder have updated their list of #OpenInfra tools 🛠️ You can now find up-to-date information about @Thoth_metadata 🎉 Check out their entry and explore the database further 🔗 buff.ly/3YY6ByC

Big news! We’re researching how community health frameworks (like POSI & @CHAOSSproj) can incentivize investment in #OpenInfrastructure for research. Stay tuned as we work to align funders, adopters & communities! 🌱📚 🔗 Learn more: investinopen.org/blog/announcin…

IOI's Lauren Collister @parnopaeus has penned a piece exploring the challenge of defining open and suggests an alternative approach that may help develop a shared understanding katinamagazine.org/content/articl…

Visit Infra Finder now and share your thoughts and feedback with us (3/3) infrafinder.investinopen.org/?utm_medium=so…

Some exciting updates: 37 additional infrastructure services and 9 new solution categories added! Plus, an enhanced filter now allows you to search by business models, open attributes, hosting options, and more—making it easier to find the perfect fit. (2/3)

Introducing the newly expanded Infra Finder! The updated version now features 90+ infrastructures with up-to-date, verified info across 30+ solution categories— from data management to digital preservation tools. buff.ly/3Zg3cfV (1/3)