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Open Science: A New “Trust Technology”?

Grand, A; Wilkinson, C; Bultitude, K; Winfield, AFT; (2012) Open Science: A New “Trust Technology”? Science Communication , 34 (5) 679 - 689. 10.1177/1075547012443021. Green open access

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Abstract

The emerging practice of open science, which makes the entire process of a scientific investigation available, could extend membership of the research community to new, public audiences, who do not have access to science’s long-established trust mechanisms. This commentary considers if the structures that enable scientists to trust each other, and the public to trust scientists, are enriched by the open science approach. The completeness of information provided by open science, whether as a replacement for or complement to older systems for establishing trust within science, makes it a potentially useful “trust technology.”

Type: Article
Title: Open Science: A New “Trust Technology”?
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1177/1075547012443021
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1075547012443021
Language: English
Keywords: Public perception of scientists, Public understanding of science, Scientific
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Science and Technology Studies
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1381039
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