Open Science: A New "Trust Technology"?

Grand, Ann; Wilkinson, Clare; Bultitude, Karen and Winfield, Alan (2012). Open Science: A New "Trust Technology"? Science Communication, 34(5) pp. 679–689.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547012443021

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.”

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• Journal Item
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• 1552-8545
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• Funded Project Name	Project ID	Funding Body
  Doctoral Training Grant	Not Set	EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)

• Keywords
• public perception of scientists; public understanding of science; scientific
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• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences
  Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
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• Ann Grand