Open+Universities+and+Institutions

Open Universities and Institutions

>> >> -Kurt I have no idea about how much of discovery universities open practically. How do I know about something that universities did not open? In my general impression about universities in USA, they have strong philosophy about sharing knowledge with society as duty. >> However, there are many other institutions that don't operate as much that way. MIT and Stanford seem to be very open type schools. Although they patent things as well, money from patents and businesses is certainly not the main source of money to keep the university going. The Broad Institute in particular has a strong emphasis on being open. One of the four things they strive for is being open. Here's an excerpt from their website: >> **Share openly.** Seizing scientific opportunities requires creating methods, tools and massive data sets — and making them available to the entire scientific community to rapidly accelerate biomedical advancement. >> Individual researchers within each university will have different philosophies as well of course, but some universities might encourage certain philosophies over others. -Kurt --
 * e-mail to Hojoon 1-29-12
 * Hey Hojoon, do you have an opinion about which Universities or Institutions in our general field are the most open. In other words, which ones share the discoveries they make openly with the world rather than working hard to hide information and/or patent each small discovery they make?
 * Hey Kurt,
 * Hmmm okay thanks for the feedback. However, I think there are some universities which are much more open and collaborative than others. For example, ASU seems to have a great focus on patenting inventions, forming businesses, and then using that money to keep the university going.