E-Science, ciência aberta e o regime de informação em ciência e tecnologia.

Abstract

This paper focuses on E-science and its practices, and on the issues that influence its promotion as “open” science. Beyond the technological aspects that characterize this new way of doing science, it becomes clear that (formal and informal) institutional issues are the more important interferences in the open or proprietary character of these practices. The issue is situated in a context of the configuration and disputes within the present information regime in Science and Technology (S&T). The analysis is based on a discussion of the pertinent literature, examining the theoretical-conceptual discussion as well as a selection of previous empirical studies in the field.