A e-Science e as novas práticas de produção colaborativa de conhecimento científico

Abstract

This work aimed to analyse the relationship between the collaborative production of scientific knowledge and the development and use of technological platforms as a support for research data sharing, commonly called the e-Science movement, considering diverse views, perspectives and interests of participants in these practices, their options of use and adherence to e-Science research platforms as well as the rights and conditions of access and use of the data that emerge from these practices. The methodological approach involved a systematic bibliographic analysis complemented by interviews with Brazilian researchers and experts involved in the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN) collaboration. The main results of the study are: (a) the perception of the importance of governance in the organization of actors and research groups to facilitate collaboration as a meaningful dimension in the context of e-Science; (b) the implications for eScience regarding research funding options and conditions; (c) the new role of data as important assets in science production processes, and (d) how this new role of data affects the evaluation of Science production and the measurement of search results. In general, it was found that more than the issues of technical nature, is the institutional and cultural conditions that most interfere in possible new forms of scientific collaboration that emerge from e-Science movement