ROCHE Project Update: Open Science in Public Private Research Partnerships
Workshop Abstract
ROCHE (Review of Open Research Health Ecosystems) will conduct an exploration of the practical implications of open research for data managers, researchers, collaborators and other stakeholders to explore their role in navigating the challenges posed specifically by Public Private Research Partnerships (PPRPs). Breakout groups will use fictionalized scenarios to examine the role of institutional and discipline-specific norms in shaping policy around open research practices particularly where there is intellectual property creation alongside commercial sensitivities. Participants will also explore open research supports, tools, and guidance/training and the most effective timelines for their implementation in the research lifecycle.
Participants will leave the workshop with a deeper understanding of the practical challenges and considerations involved in applying Open Research principles within PPRPs, as well as peer-informed strategies, tools, and questions to support decision-making around open research and commercialisation in their own professional contexts. They will also have access to a summary of the workshop discussions and visual outputs created by a graphic recording artist, capturing key themes and insights from the session.
A graphic recording artist will be on hand to assist in documenting working group outcomes and best practice consensus.
About
Prof Kalpana Shankar
Professor of Information and Communication Studies, University College Dublin (UCD)
Dr. Shankar is an information studies scholar with internationally recognised expertise in research data management, information infrastructures, and meta-research, sustainability of social science data archives, and peer review processes in Ireland’s largest funding agency, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). Her service includes participation in the National Open Research Forum (NORF) FAIR Data Working Group, the Social Sciences Committee of the Royal Irish Academy, and the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Interest Group on Ethics and Social Aspects of Data.
Kalpana holds a PhD in Library and Information Studies from the University California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Dr Gail Sheppard
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Maynooth University (MU)
Dr Sheppard began her career as an accountant in industry, where she qualified with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Gail’s research focuses on public resource management, including Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Ireland and Covid-19 management. Her service includes membership in the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the European Accounting Association. She is also a former council member of the Irish Accounting and Finance Association.
Gail received an MSc from Dublin City University before continuing her studies in Queen’s University, Belfast, and later obtaining her PhD from University College Cork.