Authors : Markus Putnings, Michael Zweier
Open science in ensuring equitable access to information is relevant to the attainment of all United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Badges, prizes and awards evaluate and recognise achievements, encourage involvement in open science and open access practices and provide an opportunity to present related activities to the outside world in a succinct form.
The focus, however, is not on mundane self-promotion, but rather on the goal of external and internal reflec–tion and promotion of the work done, as well as an appropriate presentation of the open resources and workflows produced. Prizes and awards constitute a stimulus for best practice, education and exchange both within an institution, with an insti–tution ́s users and with the wider community.
This chapter provides an overview of the various badges, awards and prizes relevant to Germany as incentive systems for open science and open access activities. The contributions to the SDGs and edu–cation for sustainable development (ESD) are contextualised and discussed. It concludes with a selection of recommendations and summarises the most important results.
URL : Incentives for Open Science and Advancing Sustainability: A German Perspective
