Turning information into knowledge and power

The debate over “open access” to scientific research results has been for years but there is no agreement. After all, free and unrestricted access to peer-reviewed papers is not the only thing that involved the argument.

In the information age, information produces creativity which impulse the world rolling to the future. The producers of scientific research information are scientists and researchers and the consumers should be public not limited to scientific and research community. So the exchange of information becomes important.

Last year European Commission required immediately open access to all publications stem from public-funded research. In February, the White House announced ordering federal agencies that fund more than $100 million in research to create a mechanism to make published results free a year after publication.

If we consider turning information into knowledge, open access is just one step of the issue. There are a lot knots between the production of information and power it produces. The information that is intelligent and understandable should take into consideration.

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