Open data-privacy paradox as a preamble to university-driven open access policy

Abstract

Under the premise that scientific information and research data should have open access to facilitate the dissemination, creation, reusability and transparency of new knowledge, this paper, through the benchmarking of international standards, examines the legal aspects of the management of research data in open access formats as a preamble to the open science policy promoted by universities. The methodology is the comparative analysis of international soft law norms. The results propose doctrinal positions compatible with the first policy of open access to scientific information and research data in Chile, and facilitate the fulfillment of new obligations of universities in the governance of scientific information. By way of conclusions, it is noted that the open science policy in Chile is very close to open government because it has been initiated as a roadmap of Commitment No. 2 of the V Action Plan. Most of the initiatives of this type are focused on the availability of knowledge and easy access. However, the impact of sharing data, measuring its traceability, and how to responsibly protect data has not been deepened.