Measuring the Impact of Open Science: CSIL, PathOS, and the Cost–Benefit Perspective

(00:00:00) Welcome to Big Open Science
(00:00:50) Guest Introduction: Louis Colnot (CSIL)
(00:02:00) What is CSIL? Mission and Research Scope
(00:04:50) PathOS Project: Objectives, European Relevance and CSIL’s Role in the Project
(00:09:10) Cost–Benefit Analysis for Open Science
(00:20:20) Case Study: RCAAP Platform
(00:26:40) After PathOS: Future Research Directions
(00:32:20) Personal Perspective: Open Science and Society

In this episode of the Big Open Science Podcast, recorded during a study visit at CSIL – Centre for Industrial Studies in Milan, we explore how the impact of Open Science can be understood, measured, and evaluated from a policy and economic perspective.

We speak with Louis Colnot about the PathOS project, a European initiative that developed analytical frameworks and tools to assess what Open Science delivers to research systems, society, and innovation. The conversation focuses on how methodologies such as Cost–Benefit Analysis can be adapted to capture the complex dynamics of Open Science ecosystems.

The episode also examines the application of these tools through concrete case studies, including RCAAP, Portugal’s national repository infrastructure. This example illustrates how Open Science practices can generate measurable effects in areas such as knowledge dissemination, collaboration, and economic efficiency.

Together, these insights show that evaluating Open Science requires not only technical indicators and policy frameworks, but also robust methodological approaches capable of capturing its broader societal and economic value.

🔗 Links mentioned in this episode

• CSIL – Centre for Industrial Studies
  https://www.csilmilano.com/
• PathOS project
  https://pathos-project.eu/
• RCAAP
  https://www.rcaap.pt/
• Cost–Benefit Analysis (CBA) methodology (European Commission guide)
  https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/studies/cba_guide.pdf

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📌 This project is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under the Strategic Partnership Programme.

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Episode transcript: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/2782