2023: Year of Open Science

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     On January 11, 2023, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) declared 2023 as the Year of Open Science. This includes multiple actions across the federal government to advance open science, increase access to research, discovery, and innovation, and drive more equitable outcomes. Overall, this is a part of the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to advance the principles of open research, open government and evidence-based decision-making. 


Year of Open Science: What Is It? 

    According to open.science.gov, open science is the principle and practice of making research products and processes available to all, while respecting diverse cultures, maintaining security and privacy, and fostering collaborations, reproducibility, and equity. By declaring the Year of Open Science, four goals have been created:
  1. Establish strategic approaches for advancing open science
  2. Promote equitable participation in open science through transparency, integrity, and equity of reviews
  3. Account for open science activities in evaluations and incentives
  4. Engage underrepresented communities in the advancement of open science and research 
Because the Year of Open Science is a multi-agency initiative, there are various partners involved. They include:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Energy
  • Department of State
  • Department of Transportation
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • National Endowment for the Humanities
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • National Science Foundation
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • U.S. General Services Administration
  • White House Office of Science and Technology Policy


As each agency and department joins the initiatives and hosts events, open.science.gov promotes their major announcements.


As part of naming 2023 the Year of Open Science, the Biden-Harris administration presented a set of actions to support open science. Those actions included:
  • Federal agencies will provide updates to their public access plans.
  • CENDI, an interagency group of 10 federal agencies working to improve productivity of U.S. federal research and development efforts, and the National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Open Science launched open.science.gov for the public to learn more about open science and launched science.gov for access to federally funded research articles. 
  • U.S. Digital Corps is including open science as an impact area for its 2023 Fellows cohort. 
  • OSTP released the Fifth U.S. Open Government National Action Plan. The plan includes commitments from various sectors of the government to give public access to federal research and data. 

Year of Open Science Toolkit


The National Science Foundation released a Year of Open Science Toolkit for all to use. It includes a Word Letterhead Template, Open Science Main Graphic, Poster Template, PowerPoint Template, Social Media Graphic, and Virtual Backgrounds. 

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