Skip to main content

PathOS at the SCIROS Workshop on Open Science Infrastructures

On 24-25 March 2025, the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) at the University of Luxembourg hosted the first of six planned workshops within the SCIROS project. Titled “Sustaining and Innovating Open Research Infrastructures, the event gathered experts and stakeholders from multiple institutions, including IBL PAN as well as CSIL (Italy), OpenEdition (France), Technical University of Munich (TUM, Germany), University of Coimbra (Portugal), and Hanken School of Economics (Finland). The workshop covered the challenges of maintaining sustainable yet innovative Open Research Infrastructures (ORIs), with a specific focus on Humanities and Social Sciences.
Author: Louis Colnot

Among the key contributions to this workshop was the participation of Louis Colnot from CSIL, who presented insights from the PathOS project, particularly focusing on the measurement of the impacts of Open Science infrastructures. More specifically, he presented the results of the Cost-Benefit Analysis of RCAAP (Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal) performed in the context of PathOS.

PathOS’s Methodological Framework for CBA in Open Science

As part of the PathOS project, CSIL developed a methodological framework for conducting Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) adapted to the unique realities of Open Science. This framework takes into account the specific economic, social, and scientific dimensions of Open Research Infrastructures, ensuring a tailored and comprehensive evaluation. The approach has been tested on RCAAP as well as on UniProt, demonstrating its applicability across diverse type of open resources. Louis Colnot’s presentation at the SCIROS workshop provided an in-depth look into how the CBA methodology can be used to measure the impacts of open science, reinforcing the importance of evidence-based policy-making in the Open Science ecosystem.

Disseminating PathOS Results and Paving the Way for Future Analyses

The workshop was an opportunity to introduce the results of the PathOS project to a new audience, sparking discussions on the effectiveness of Open Research Infrastructures and the importance of robust evaluation frameworks like those developed in PathOS. This intervention aligns with PathOS’s broader mission to assess the socio-economic impact of Open Science practices and inform policy recommendations for sustaining Open Research infrastructures.


Latest blog posts

Reflecting on the 2nd PathOS General Assembly 2024

Measuring the Impact of Open Science: Insights from PathOS at EOSC Symposium 2024

Highlights from Sprint Session for Open Science Indicators

New Study Published on Societal Impact of Open Science in Royal Society Open Science