Open for Business?

Open for business

Toa researcher, open science may mean the freedom to access a paper without hitting a paywall. To an educator, it may mean the freedom to use figures in their class materials. To a start-up company, it may mean the ability to incorporate research results into their goods and services without negotiating complicated licences. This last use case—generating economic value through commercial enterp...

Democratizing Business Software: Small Business Ecosystems for Open Source Applications

Antibacterial resistance leadership group: open for business.

Funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG) is tasked with developing a clinical research agenda and conducting clinical studies to address the growing public health threat of antibacterial resistance. The ARLG has identified 4 high-priority areas of research: infections caused by gram-negative bacteria, infections ca...

Emerging business models for open source hardware

Open Business Intelligence for Better Decision-Making

Decision-making is a crucial, yet challenging task in enterprise management. In many organizations, decisions are still made based on experience and intuition rather than on facts and rigorous approaches. This is often due to lack of data, unknown relationships between data and goals, conflicting goals and poorly understood risks. The success of organizations depends on fast and well-founded de...