Speakers
Description
Reforming research assessment has shifted from asking why to focusing on how. The proposed collaborative workshop addresses that challenge, specifically, how to turn CoARA policy principles into practice using infrastructures that are open, ethical, inclusive, and sustainable, by introducing and testing the Open Infrastructure Checklist, developed by the CoARA Working Group on Open Infrastructures for Responsible Research Assessment (OI4RRA). The checklist provides actionable guidance across four key dimensions: technical strength, operational excellence, community-led governance, sustainability, ethical and accountable practices.
The workshop aims to empower institutions and infrastructure providers to operationalize responsible research assessment (RRA) using a practical, principle-based checklist, while exploring how existing tools can support this transition. Participants will apply the checklist to three real-world infrastructures: OpenAIRE’s Researcher Profile, a service for showcasing diverse research contributions, beyond traditional-publications model; the GraspOS catalogue of open data, tools, services, and templates for Open-Science-aware RRA, which utilises a metadata schema that complies with a draft specification developed by OI4RRA WG; and testing the ability to gather information from the checklist for Infra Finder from IOI, a catalogue of informational entries about open infrastructure tools and services, and provide feedback.
Working in small groups, participants will evaluate each of these infrastructures against the checklist in a participatory format, test the tool’s usability and adaptability, identify gaps, strengths, and opportunities. This hands-on format encourages collaboration and critical reflection. Expected outcomes include a community-refined checklist, practical insights into infrastructure readiness, and a collaborative roadmap for broader institutional adoption and cross-organizational alignment in support of RRA.
Workshop Schedule: Co-Designing for Effective-World Adoption
14:00–14:20 (20 min) — Welcome & Framing
-Introduction to the workshop goals and collaborative format
-Why infrastructure is central to operationalizing RRA principles
-Presenting the CoARA OI4RRA WG
Introduction to the Open Infrastructure Checklist: Evaluating Open Infrastructures
Four dimensions: technical strength, operational excellence, community-led governance, ethical dimension
Role of the checklist in guiding adoption
-Setting expectations: from shared values to shared implementation tools
14:20–14:30 (10 min) —OpenAIRE MyResearchFolio
14:30–14:40 (10 min) — GraspOS Catalogue
14:40–14:50 (10 min) — IOI Infra Finder
15:50 - 15:05 (15 min) Q&A
15:05 - 15:10 (5 min) Choose/Find your Breakout Lab
15:10 - 15:30 (20 min) Introductions among the participants and setting the scene
15:30-16:15 Coffee Break
16:15–17:00 (45 min) — Breakout Labs: Hands-On Checklist Testing
17:00–17:25 (25 min) — Synthesis: Cross-Tool Insights & Checklist Refinement
-Group reporting and discussion
17:25–17:40 (15 min) — From Alignment to Adoption: Collective Strategy Session & Commitments
17:40–17:45 (5 min) — Closing
Tagline
Open Systems. Shared success. Collective Impact.
| Keywords | Responsible Research Assessment; Open Infrastructures ; Open values; Open Principles; CoARA |
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