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What are the Benefits of Open Data for Researchers?

What are the Benefits of Open Data for Researchers?

We don’t want open research data just for the sake of openness. It is essential to understand that Open Data is not just “nice to have” but relevant beyond the published scientific articles.

That is why we dedicate the next section to the concrete benefits of Open Data for the public and for researchers themselves. While some of them are altruistic, we will also learn that there are ‘selfish’ advantages of Open Data.

Here you find the video Big Questions for Society, Big Questions for Researchers with Brian Schmidt.

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