The document discusses the importance of open access for research, particularly in aiding the development sector, and shares experiences from ICRISAT. It highlights specific cases such as pricing for small farmers and studies on Indian prisons, while also addressing challenges faced in accessing quality data and standards in publishing. Suggestions for improvements include process documentation, outreach, and open facilitation.

1. DAVIDS HAVE A BETTER CHANCE NOW
in an open access world
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This
was
presented
at
ICRISAT
at
the
Open
Access
week
Date:
October,
2014

2. Myself
Affiliations
Development Sector Work
Contract Research

3. Our Work
Analytics ( Using Data)
Evaluation | Assessment (Feeding to policy and
decision making)

4. Our location in open access space
I have not published papers
I have CONSUMED scores of published papers
Research Voluntary Organizations
and For Profit agencies Us

5. My team and I work with Data
Education | Legal | Health | Water | Environment

6. How has open access been useful to us ?
2 of our stories
Remunerative
pricing for small farmers
Of Trials and Tribulations in Indian
Prisons: An empirical study
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7. How has open access been useful to us ?
1 specific example from ICRISAT

8. What have been the challenges with openly
accessible data/information?
• knowing where and how to search
• how to evaluate the quality of a piece of research
• lack of standards of publishing

9. Some Suggestions
Process Documentation
Manuals
Outreach to stakeholders
OPEN FACILITATION

10. Thank you!