2023 OA Week@NTNU ─ 開放社群，超越商業 (Community over Commercialisation)

開放社群，超越商業

聯合國教科文組織(UNESCO)於2021年通過《UNESCO對開放科學的建議》[1]，該份文件強調使共享社群超越商業的需求，呼籲「阻止自公眾資助科學活動不公平獲利」(the prevention of “inequitable extraction of profit from publicly funded scientific activities”)及「支持非商業化、沒有文章處理費用的合作發表模式」(support for “non-commercial publishing models and collaborative publishing models with no article processing charges")。

當商業利益凌駕於研究試圖服務的社群時，許多議題隨之而生。

2023年的OA週以「開放社群，超越商業」為主題，讓我們一同探索以下議題：

• 當研究者不再掌握知識生產，知識掌握在越來越少數的機構手中時，我們會失去甚麼？
• 壟斷利益的商業模式將會帶來甚麼代價？
• 個人資料的蒐集與利用何時開始逐漸損害學術自由？
• 商業化是否也有支持公眾利益的運作方式？
• 有哪些由社群控制的基礎設施，如預刊本伺服器、典藏庫、開放出版平台等，能更好地維護研究社群與公眾的利益？
• 我們能如何轉移至有社群意識的方案？

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本段文字翻譯與改寫自"Theme for Open Access Week 2023: Community over Commercialisation"(https://www.openaccessweek.org/theme/en)，部份補充內容來源如下：

[1] UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science. (2023). Retrieved from https://en.unesco.org/science-sustainable-future/open-science/recommendation

Community over Commercialization

Adopted by its 193 Member States, the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science highlights the need to prioritize community over commercialization in its calls for the prevention of “inequitable extraction of profit from publicly funded scientific activities” and support for “non-commercial publishing models and collaborative publishing models with no article processing charges.” By focusing on these areas, we can achieve the original vision outlined when open access was first defined: “an old tradition and a new technology have converged to make possible an unprecedented public good.”

When commercial interests are prioritized over those of the communities that research seeks to serve, many concerning issues arise. Open Access Week provides an opportunity for individuals to discuss questions that are most relevant in their local context. These might include: What is lost when a shrinking number of corporations control knowledge production rather than researchers themselves? What is the cost of business models that entrench extreme levels of profit? When does the collection and use of personal data begin to undermine academic freedom? Can commercialization ever work in support of the public interest? What options for using community-controlled infrastructure already exist that might better serve the interests of the research community and the public (such as preprint servers, repositories, and open publishing platforms)? How can we shift the default toward using these community-minded options?

(Resource: Theme for Open Access Week 2023: Community over Commercialisation. 2023. Retreieved from https://www.openaccessweek.org/theme/en)