Talk:Open science and research roadmap 2014–2017
GovLab practices in Opasnet (Opaslab)
- Instructions for application:
- Hakukuulutus Avoimen tieteen ja tutkimuksen edistäminen sekä avoimuuden hyödyntäminen innovaatiotoiminnassa [1]
- Academy instructions
Abstract
OPASLAB is a research project that combines knowledge about open science and government from three different lines of development: a) Opasnet web workspace to support open environmental health assessments and related societal decisions; b) the Government Lab at the University of New York to develop open governance; and c) Innovillage website to support the developing and spreading of good practices in health and social sector. The project consist of a researcher visit to New York to mutually learn from these developments, and a literature review of related topics. As an output, the project will produce a commentary paper of development suggestions about the recent Open Science and Research Roadmap 2014-2017 and new open science practices that utilise the lessons learned and that are described and spread via the Innovillage method.
OPASLAB on tutkimushanke, joka yhdistää tietämystä avoimesta tieteestä ja avoimesta hallinnosta kolmesta eri kehityslinjasta: a) Opasnet-verkkotyötilasta, joka edistää ympäristöterveysarviointien tekemistä ja siten yhteiskunnan päätöksentekoa; b) New Yorkin yliopiston GovLab-yksikön kehitystyöstä avoimen hallinnon kehittämiseksi; ja c) Innokylä-verkkosivustosta, joka tukee hyvien käytäntöjen kehittämistä ja juurruttamista sosiaali- ja terveyssektorilla. Projektissa tehdään tutkijavierailu New Yorkiin kuvattujen asioiden oppimiseksi ja opettamiseksi molemminpuolisesti ja tähän liittyen kirjallisuuskatsaus aiheesta. Projekti tuottaa kommenttijulkaisun, joka sisältää kehitysehdotuksia tuoreeseen Avoimen tieteen ja tutkimuksen tiekarttaan, sekä toimintamalleja avoimen tieteen toteuttamiseen; nämä toimintamallit hyödyntävät hankkeessa opittua ja ne kuvataan ja levitetään Innokylän kautta.
Research plan
Project details
- Name: Govlab and Opasnet practices in Finnish science and policy (OPASLAB)
- Principal investigator: Jouni Tuomisto, chief researcher, THL
- Duration: 7 months during 2015-2016
- Site of research: National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Kuopio and The Government Lab, New York, USA.
Background
Significance of the project in relation to current knowledge: How is the project linked to previous international and national research? How will the project advance or reconstruct previous research? How is the project linked to previous research by the PI/the research team, or to some other research? If the call has a specific objective (e.g. research programme calls): How does the proposed research match the call and its objectives?
GovLab practices in Opasnet (Opaslab) is a research and development project that aims to combine lessons learned from three important lines of work. They have each worked in different areas, but their synergism is what makes this project unique:
- Opasnet is a web workspace for making science-based impact assessments and models to support societal decision making. The web workspace is designed to implement open policy practice, a systematic method to produce relevant information for decision support.
- The GovLab is an organisation within the New York University developing new practices for open governance. Their key method is to test ideas in practice to see what works.
- Innovillage is a project within the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in Finland. It aims at collecting, developing, and sharing good practices within the health sector.
The Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland has developed a roadmap for open science
http://en.opasnet.org/w/Open_science_roadmap (with my comments in blue and green)
They have also produced a related open science and research handbook (draft 1.0 available): http://openscience.fi/handbook
We in THL have developed a method called open policy practice http://en.opasnet.org/w/OPP which is based on the idea of open information processes. The Opasnet website was developed as a workspace where open policy practice can be practically implemented.
Objectives and expected results
The objectives of this project are to:
- bring the open policy practice method into a new setting in the GovLab and test for its applicability,
- develop open policy practice further based on lessons learned in the GovLab,
- describe the new practices in Innovillage as a platform to share the practices further,
- implement the new practices with CSC - IT center for science in practical cases in Finnish governance.
Objectives of the research Hypotheses Expected scientific and societal impacts of the research Potential for scientific breakthroughs and for the regeneration of science and research Applicability and utilisation potential of the research results Critical points for success, alternative implementation strategies Publication plan: publishing of research results, dissemination and communication to the scientific community, end-users and the general public
Project plan
Research methods and material, support from research environment
Research methods, described so as to explain how they will contribute to answering the research questions/confirming the hypotheses, or how they will support the chosen approach Research material Data management plan, describing: - how the research data will be obtained - how the data will be used - how the data will be stored and protected - how subsequent use of the data will be facilitated, and how the data will be made available to others - how the rights of ownership and use to the data are distributed. What kind of tangible support will the project receive from local, national and international research environments? Use of research infrastructures, description of how the project benefits from such use (the infrastructures are also entered in the online application under Infrastructures)
But the development work by the ministry and the work by us has not converged before, and this is the time to do it. So, I suggest that
- I will merge the ideas from the handbook (or handbook version 2, which should be published soon) and open policy practice into one coherent open science and policy handbook (let's call it version 3),
- possibly update some functionalities in Opasnet, if the handbook v3 warrants that,
- then come to New York where I will explore the relevance of the handbook v3+Opasnet to your civic tech/governance-oriented research and advisory work in several policy areas, health care primary among them,
- at the same time, I will explore the relevance of your project-based innovations, both analytical and technological, as well as those of individuals and groups in our extended networks, to the further development of handbook v3+Opasnet,
- back in Finland, I will produce a draft handbook v4+Opasnet (with maybe some additional functionalities) to the ministry for review and implementation.
- Ethical issues
Sensitive data, patients or animals are not handled in the project. There are no ethical issues to be concerned of.
Implementation and budget
Implementation: schedule, budget, distribution of work
Schedule for the research Justifications for the total cost estimate specified on the application, by type of expenditure (budget table with justifications). Costs that do not pass through the books of the site of the research must not be included in the total project costs. Names, tasks and salary costs (with justifications) of project staff. If the names are not known, enter N.N. In research projects (Academy Projects, projects in research programmes), also include: - an estimate of the PI’s working hours on the project - if funding (max. 12 months) is applied for to cover the PI’s salary: give clear, research-specific reasons for the salary - if the PI does not have a permanent employment relationship: include a salary plan for the PI for the funding period
- Budget
The overhead is 15 % for the projects funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The social security costs are 57 % in THL.
| Obs | Name | Salary | 2015/9 | 2015/10-12 | 2016/1-3 | 2016/4-6 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.T. | 5500 | 0.25 | 2.25 | 0.75 | 0.75 | Full time during NY visit, 25 % otherwise. |
| 2 | A.A. | 4000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 % of full-time employment |
| Obs | Cost type | 2015/9 | 2015/10-12 | 2016/1-3 | 2016/4-6 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travel costs | 0 | 5000 | 0 | 1500 | 2015: 2-month trip to NY, 2016: 1-week trip to NY |
Research team, collaboration
- Jouni Tuomisto (THL), Dr.Med.Sci., adjunct professor, chief researcher, principal investigator
- Tuomisto has over 20 years of research expertise in environmental health issues such as dioxins, air pollution, and toxicology. In addition, he has worked more than 10 years on risk assessment, impact assessment, and decision support. He is the main developer of open assessment, open policy practice, and Opasnet web workspace. He has served in several national expert panels.
- Arja Asikainen (THL), Ph.D., researcher
- Asikainen has over 10 years of expertise in environmental and environmental health research and impact modelling. Her main areas of expertise include fine particles and other air pollutants, exposure assessment, and burden of disease.
- Beth Simone Noveck (GovLab), professor of law
- Noveck directs The Governance Lab and its MacArthur Research Network on Opening Governance. She is Global Network Visiting Professor at New York University, and she was formerly a Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Public Service and a visiting professor at the MIT Media Lab. She served in the White House as the first United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer and director of the White House Open Government Initiative (2009-2011). UK Prime Minister David Cameron appointed her senior advisor for Open Government, and she served on the Obama-Biden transition team.
- Alan Kantrow (GovLab), Ph.D., Chief Learning and Communications Officer
- Prior to joining The GovLab, Alan was Managing Partner of Alan Kantrow LLC, where he provided advice on strategy, organization, innovation, communication, and knowledge management to corporations, colleges and universities, and government entities focused on educational and economic development in many different parts of the world. He is also a Senior Advisor to HCD Global in Shanghai.
THL is a government research and expert institute in Finland. Its environmental health part in Kuopio is a leading research unit in its field. Environmental health assessments and policy support are its key areas of activity.
The GovLab strives to improve people’s lives by changing how we govern. The GovLab designs and tests technology, policy and strategies for fostering more open and collaborative approaches to strengthen the ability of people and institutions to work together to solve problems, make decisions, resolve conflict and govern themselves more effectively and legitimately.
Mobility plan
Description of possible researcher mobility from Finland (or to Finland or between organisations in Finland), including information on the objectives and duration of visits and on whether the visits have been agreed. Also justify how the visits or work periods elsewhere contribute to the implementation of the research plan. (This information is also entered on the online application under Mobility.
References
Invitation letter
We are aware of your work in developing open policy practice and the related Opasnet web workspace. These are interesting demonstrations of open science and democracy. We are also aware of your interest in evaluating these against the Open Science and Research Roadmap published by the The Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland, as well as your interest in developing these ideas and practices further.
As you and I have discussed, our mutual expectation is that, during your time with us, you will explore the relevance of the ideas and functionality embedded in the Roadmap, open policy practice, and Opasnet to our civic tech/governance-oriented research and advisory work in several policy areas, health care primary among them. At the same time, you will explore the relevance of our project-based innovations, both analytical and technological, as well as those of individuals and groups in our extended networks, to the further development of Opasnet, open policy practice, and open science in Finland.
We will be happy to provide you with office space, technical support, wireless access, and an eager group of interested and interesting colleagues. We will not, however, be responsible for your compensation, benefits, living arrangements, or travel expenses.
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Hakemus
- Hakijan nimi / Sökandens namn (yhteisön rekisteröity nimi / registrerat namn på sammanslutning) *
Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos
- Nimilyhenne / Namnförkortning
THL
- Hakijan kotikunta /Sökandens hemkommun
Helsinki
- Yhteisön yhteyshenkilö /Sammanslutningens kontaktperson
Jouni Tuomisto
- Hakijayhteisön Y-tunnus/ Sammanslutningens FO-nummer
2229500-6
- PRH
- n yhdistys-, säätiö- tai kaupparekisterin rek.nro ja ensirek.pvm / Förenings-, stiftelse- eller handelsregistrets reg.nr och första reg.dag (PRS)
1.1.2009
- Lähiosoite / Näradress
Mannerheimintie 166 / PL 30
- Postinumero / Postnummer, Postitoimipaikka / Postanstalt
00271 Helsinki
- Sähköpostiosoite / E-postadress
jouni.tuomisto.at.thl.fi
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029-5246305
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1.9.2015 - 30.6.2016
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- Liitteet
- Avustettavaa hanketta koskeva suunnitelma. Toimintasuunnitelmasta tulee käydä ilmi hankkeen toiminta-ajatus, keskeiset kehittämiskohteet hankekaudella (rahoituskausi 2015-2016) sekä tavoitteet vaikuttavuudelle vuosina 2015-2017.
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See also
- Discourse: civilized discussion online (video)
- Alan M Kantrow: The constraints of corporate tradition]
- Fair process: Managing in the knowledge economy [3]