<div dir="ltr">Open and collaborative approaches to knowledge production have the potential to radically increase the visibility, validation and relevance of scientific research, while expanding the opportunities for a broad range of actors to participate in the knowledge production process. However, little research has been conducted into these asserted benefits and in the contexts in which they might be realised. <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline"></div>How is “openness” practiced by researchers in various institutional contexts? How can open science approaches benefit researchers in the global South? Can greater participation of citizens in the planning and conduct of scientific research increase its usefulness in addressing local development goals? How can the sharing of knowledge as a public good be weighed against protection of various forms of rights?<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">
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