“Ser/Estar” Open Science
Through the Ticket to Open Science course, it was possible to note that doing open science goes beyond terminologies and institutional demands, we can assume it as a philosophical concept of “Ser/Estar”, expressions in Portuguese that define a continuous and lasting state.
From our own experience, when carrying out daily scientific activities we can put such issues in the background, after all, we are always looking to fulfill the demands inherent to Science, such as writing, analyses, publications, reports, etc. However, through the learning we had during the course, we acquired the ability to project open science questions into our scientifc daily lives, in a more natural way.
For me, the main learning was certainly about planning and managing research data. It is certainly an essential step in every researcher’s workflow, not only because it has become an institutional requirement, but also because it calls into question the issue of preserving such important data, the reproducibility of the research and also its relevance, potentially generating citations. and consequently beneficially impacting the indices relating to the quality of each person’s scientific production.
Another very pertinent issue for me was the fact that issues of privacy and protection of personal data were mentioned several times, a topic I working on. Thus demonstrating the need to seek reflections on the intersection of these themes with Open Science and the need for improvement in researchers’ good personal data management practices.
And finally, I believe that the best way to say thanks, from now on, is “Ser/Estar” Open Science and above all, to pass on the values presented in the course.
