Request for Comments on Public Access to Federally Funded Research Results
The U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), part of the Executive Office of the President, is looking for feedback on how to broaden public access to research publications, datasets, and software code that arise from federal funding. More than $135 billion is awarded every year in federal research and development funding. Free public access to the ensuing results improves both the impact and accountability of taxpayer-funded research. Several Noble-laureate scholars have voiced their … Read more