From Ideas to Industries: Human Genome Project
With openness as a core tenet, the Human Genome Project generated $965 billion in economic output...
Photo by Holly Gramazio | CC BY-NC 2.0Setting the Default to Open
SPARC is a global coalition committed to making Open the default for research and education. SPARC empowers people to solve big problems and make new discoveries through the adoption of policies and practices that advance Open Access, Open Data, and Open Education.
Impact Stories
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Open Access for Impact: How Michael Nielsen Reached 3.5M Readers
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Reducing Textbook Cost to $0: Tidewater Community College
A switch to OER could translate into millions in textbook cost savings to students and taxpayers.
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RT @diando70: Different aspects of openness introduced by @SPARC_NA at #OELS18 with #OpenEducation #OpenAccess #OpenData #OpenScience initi
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RT @diando70: The #openeducation #policy and #advocacy group at #OELS18 working on for the next year actions to bring curated and reviewed
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RT @bradyyano: Delighted to see the release of this book just in time for the holidays! Big thanks to the editing team for inviting me to b
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RT @lteytelman: @conculcador @genome_editor @NatureNews @mbeisen @R2RC And see @SPARC_NA: https://t.co/WYQwwrwTtU. https://t.co/Qw9xIZpkvL
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RT @txtbks: Slides from my panel talk at #OELS18, where I encourage the #OpenEducation movement to explore intersections with #OpenAccess #
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