Why Open Infrastructure Matters

Make Data Count recently spoke with RDA Secretary General, Hilary Hanahoe, and leaders from Dryad and LA Referencia, all SCOSS-funded organisations, about the value of open infrastructure for open science.

A clear message emerged: open infrastructure is a shared public good. It breaks down equity barriers, reduces duplication of effort, and ensures publicly funded research is discoverable and reusable. Crucially, it keeps control in the hands of the research community.

For institutions, investing in open infrastructure means stronger sovereignty over research outputs, lower long-term costs, and a more resilient, interoperable scholarly ecosystem.