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We work to increase investment in + adoption of open infrastructure to further equitable participation in research. Mastodon: investinopen@indieweb.social

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
2026 State of Open Infrastructure Report Published Today by @investinopen.bsky.social investinopen.org/blog/the-202... #openinfrastructure #libraries #scholcomm
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Out now: IOI's 2026 State of Open Infrastructure report. 🧵 We’ve analyzed more than US$663 million in open infrastructure grant funding across 1,065 awards and 94 open infrastructures from 2021-2026. What we found is something we can't stop thinking about. 1/3 investinopen.org/blog/the-202...
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What good is rescued data if no one can find it, connect it to what they need, or trust it’ll still be there next year? Today at Climate Week NYC, IOI’s Katherine Skinner will share insights on how we can collectively shift from data rescue to data resilience cloudnativegeo.org/events/cng-n...
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
IOI is hiring a Director of Business Development to help grow investment in and adoption of open infrastructure, while leading fundraising, partnerships, business development, and communications. Apply by Oct 5: drive.google.com/file/d/16t3B...
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
PJIP is a free, open-access journal directory that helps researchers make informed submission decisions tracking review times, acceptance rates, and research integrity indicators across more than 15,000 journals. See the full entry: infrafinder.investinopen.org/solutions/pr...
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
That's a wrap on our 3-part look at LA Referencia's first 6 months under the IOI Fund for Network Adoption: smarter multilingual search, sovereign dARK identifiers, and a live regional data repository. Read our full highlights blog post: investinopen.org/blog/ioi-fun...
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Infrastructure alone isn't enough, data services need people who know how to run them. LA Referencia is building a 16-hour MOOC on data management & curation in Dataverse as part of a 3-part regional training program. Check out their MOOC: la-referencia-ioi.github.io/reports/prod...
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Data management and curation course · LA Referencia IOI
Regional LA Referencia training in research data management and curation in Dataverse.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
How do you keep a research identifier trustworthy for decades without depending on one company or server? LA Referencia split dARK 2.0 into separate pieces: a tamper-evident ledger for the "proof" layer & separate storage for descriptive metadata anyone can verify. investinopen.org/blog/ioi-fun...
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Six months into the IOI Fund grant, LAReferencia has updated records for 362 repositories across Latin America and completed repository curation for eight countries. la-referencia-ioi.github.io/reports/prod... Read our blog post for more investinopen.org/blog/ioi-fun...
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Six months ago, @LAReferencia became one of two inaugural grantees of the IOI Fund for Network Adoption. This week we're sharing highlights from their work so far: multilingual search, decentralized persistent identifiers, & a regional data repository. investinopen.org/blog/ioi-fun...
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Open Technology Research @opentechresearch.org · 05/08/2026
We're pleased to announce that the preliminary agenda for the first Open Technology Research Symposium is now live! We want to thank everyone who submitted. (more info ⬇️) Explore the agenda and register now: symposium.opentechresearch.org
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Behind every research breakthrough is a network of data resources that makes discovery possible. We're excited to partner with @Wellcome.org to map the data resource ecosystem and expand Infra Finder with verified profiles of these critical resources. Learn more:
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Wellcome partners with IOI to map the data resources powering open research
IOI's new initiative that maps the data resource ecosystem
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"Incentive structures... encourage stakeholders to pursue innovation over maintenance, to build competing siloes rather than grow interoperability, and to misinterpret bare survival... as though that survival somehow signifies success." Full piece:
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The Data Resilience Funding Landscape: A Preliminary Analysis
Mapping where the money is (and isn't) going in the data rescue movement.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
IOI is excited to partner with @wellcometrust.bsky.social in a new research initiative that will map the data resource ecosystem, helping build a clearer picture of the repositories, databases, and platforms researchers rely on every day. Learn more: investinopen.org/blog/wellcom...
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Wellcome partners with IOI to map the data resources powering open research
IOI's new initiative that maps the data resource ecosystem
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
IOI is expanding its Development team and looking for a Senior Fundraiser to help cultivate and activate a diverse network of philanthropic and private funders. If this sounds like you, or someone you know, check out the full job description in the link below. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
"Rescued data has to be collected, and then it has to go somewhere; it has to be validated, described, made findable, & kept accessible." The systems that do that work are assumed to exist… or invisible in the funding picture entirely. investinopen.org/blog/data-re...
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The Data Resilience Funding Landscape: A Preliminary Analysis
Mapping where the money is (and isn't) going in the data rescue movement.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The CFP for the first Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium 2026 closes 5 July!. IOI is a Content Partner for the event. If your work is on open source, open standards, open data, or open infrastructure, submit your proposal across one of seven themes. symposium.opentechresearch.org
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
IOI is proud to be a Content Partner for the inaugural Open Technology Research Symposium 2026. Themed Shaping the Open Transition, the event translates evidence-based research into actionable policy and practice. CFP open across seven themes until 5 July 2026. 🔗 symposium.opentechresearch.org
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
IOI's Lauren Collister will be in Berlin for Charleston In Between 2026 this week. She'll be on a panel exploring renewal, disruption, & the economics of scholarly communication with Alicia Wise, Daniel Hook, & Niels Stern charleston-hub.com/the-charleston-conference/welcome/charleston-in-between/
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
In 2025, we committed to the adoption of the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI). We’ve completed a new annual audit to determine the degree to which our operations are now in alignment with POSI version 2.0. Read more on our team blog: about.hcommons.org/2026/06/17/k...
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
IOI's @kaythaney.bsky.social and @datadryad.bsky.social Jennifer Gibson recently were on The Ongoing Transformation podcast, where they discussed the challenges facing the infrastructure that supports open science and what it will take to keep it resilient for the future issues.org/making-sure-...
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Making Sure Open Science Stays Open
Digital research infrastructure is essential to open science, but it is often overlooked and vulnerable to policy changes and funding cuts.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
How useful are open infrastructure frameworks in incentivising investment & adoption of open infrastructure for research? IOI's Lauren Collister & Chrys Wu unpack this question in our recent article in Katina Magazine highlighting results from our MoCHI project. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
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What Are Open Infrastructure Evaluation Frameworks Really For?
Frameworks designed to help organizations assess open-source software and open infrastructure have proliferated over the past decade. The role they’ve come to play might surprise you.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The 2024 Nobel in Chemistry? Built on 40 years of open, curated protein data. New piece by IOI's @kaitlinthaney.bsky.social & Jennifer Gibson (@datadryad.bsky.social) asks: who's actually funding the underlying infrastructure that make science possible? issues.org/open-data-re...
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Who Will Keep Research Data Infrastructure Open and Running? | Real Numbers
The scientific community must consider the longevity of open research infrastructure—why it might fail and how to prevent it.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What happens when essential rights infrastructure needs a new home? RightsStatements.org put out that call, and @digitalscholar.bsky.social answered. Our new case study looks at what this kind of support looks like in practice. investinopen.org/blog/digital...
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Dryad @datadryad.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Who Will Keep Research Data Infrastructure Open and Running? In a new article in @issuesinst.bsky.social Dryad ED Jennifer Gibson and @investinopen.bsky.social ED Kaitlin Thaney investigate what it will take to keep research data alive. 🧪 bit.ly/43NEEMw #opendata #datasharing #openresearch
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Who Will Keep Research Data Infrastructure Open and Running? | Real Numbers
The scientific community must consider the longevity of open research infrastructure—why it might fail and how to prevent it.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Open Repositories 2026 kicks off today — fully online and global! IOI's Lauren Collister is attending all week (June 8–11) and would love to connect with fellow attendees.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
What holds academic library workers together across institutions, time zones, and shifting pressures? That's the question at the heart of Scholars Portal Days 2026. 🧵
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Digital Scholar @digitalscholar.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Our Co-CEO Sharon Leon spoke with @investinopen.bsky.social for this case study spotlighting Digital Scholar's approach to sustaining open infrastructure beyond grant funding. Check it out!
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Building Open Infrastructure That Lasts: A Spotlight on Digital Scholar
A case study with Sharon Leon, Co-CEO of the Corporation for Digital Scholarship (Digital Scholar)
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Who will keep research data infrastructure open and running? Jennifer Gibson (@datadryad.bsky.social) and IOI's Kaitlin Thaney (@kaythaney.bsky.social) break it down in an article in Issues in Science and Technology (@issuesinst.bsky.social). issues.org/open-data-re...
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Who Will Keep Research Data Infrastructure Open and Running? | Real Numbers
The scientific community must consider the longevity of open research infrastructure—why it might fail and how to prevent it.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
After RightsStatements.org sought a new institutional home, the Corporation for Digital Scholarship stepped up. Learn more about the mission of Digital Scholar and its approach in our case study: investinopen.org/blog/digital...
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
For 15+ years, the Corporation for Digital Scholarship has sustained Zotero, Omeka, and more with an unusual business model. We spoke with co-CEO Sharon Leon – read the new IOI case study:
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Building Open Infrastructure That Lasts: A Spotlight on Digital Scholar
A case study with Sharon Leon, Co-CEO of the Corporation for Digital Scholarship (Digital Scholar)
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
We are cheering this important development in Funding metadata! We have faced real issues with funding data in our past work. We're hopeful for these initiatives and encourage all to read more.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
When you built workflows around a piece of open infrastructure, what exactly did you commit to? In most cases: nothing formal. That gap doesn't stay abstract. The latest Open Stack looks at infrastructure dependency risk & what it would take to account for it. #opensource #infrastructure
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Shoring up your dependencies: what happens when the thing you're building on disappears?
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
New in Katina Magazine @chashub.bsky.social from IOI's Chrys Wu & Lauren Collister: What Are Open Infrastructure Evaluation Frameworks Really For? Read more on how these frameworks can move the conversation from checklists to signals of trust: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
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What Are Open Infrastructure Evaluation Frameworks Really For?
Frameworks designed to help organizations assess open-source software and open infrastructure have proliferated over the past decade. The role they’ve come to play might surprise you.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
AI companies and open collections stewards have overlapping interests — but trust is eroded and governance frameworks don't yet exist. Check out our latest post on what a commons-based approach would actually require.
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Coalition for Networked Information @cni-org.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
🎥 Aligning Library Consortia for Collective Impact: Results from the @investinopen.bsky.social Open Resilience: Building Infrastructure Together Project. Hear how consortia are emerging as architects of resilience, navigating funding cuts & vendor consolidation to strengthen #OpenInfrastructure.
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Aligning Library Consortia for Collective Impact: Results from IOI’s ORBIT Project
In an era when academic libraries face existential threats, from federal funding cuts to vendor consolidation to capacity crises, who steps up to provide stability? Invest in Open Infrastructure…
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
2i2c recently engaged IOI to help strengthen business development capacity and accelerate progress toward product–market fit. Our four-month engagement helped the team build structured customer discovery, sales systems, & clearer growth strategies. Get the details
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Infrastructure Showcase: 2i2c
A conversation with 2i2c’s Jim Colliander on the recent strategic consulting partnership with IOI aimed at strengthening their business development capacity and accelerate progress toward…
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Tiago Lubiana @tiagolubiana.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
@emmy-ft.bsky.social from @investinopen.bsky.social showing insights into the structural risk patterns & sustainable strategies for funding scientific (digital) infrastructure at @gideproject.bsky.social. also happy to see Emmy again! Long time since the @elife.bsky.social innovation sprint 2019!
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
AI companies need well-maintained collections to survive — and those collections need AI companies to stop overwhelming their resources. Is that enough common ground to build on? Our new landscape scan explores the question:
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Sustaining the Commons in the AI Economy: A Landscape Scan of Challenges and Strategies for Bridging AI Companies and Open Curated Collections
Read initial findings from our BRIDGE project.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Proyecto ARPHAI shows what open infrastructure can do for public health. In Argentina, the project built secure systems for working with health data, helping improve how quickly outbreaks can be detected and addressed. investinopen.org/blog/open-in...
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Open infrastructure for better health: Proyecto ARPHAI and digital healthcare transformation in Argentina
Proyecto ARPHAI shows how open, locally hosted infrastructure can enable secure, data-driven public health in resource-constrained settings
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
A thoughtful conversation on the future of the commons in the AI era. Chrys Wu with Sarah Lippincott, Lauren Collister, and Katherine Skinner reflect on what needs to change, from extractive use to sustainable partnerships. Watch the full discussion: investinopen.org/blog/highlig...
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Highlights from Sustaining the Commons in the AI Economy
A conversation with IOI’s Research team about the latest report
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Proyecto ARPHAI highlights what open infrastructure can enable in public health. In Argentina, the project built secure systems for analyzing health data, helping improve how quickly and effectively responses to outbreaks can happen. investinopen.org/blog/open-in...
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Open infrastructure for better health: Proyecto ARPHAI and digital healthcare transformation in Argentina
Proyecto ARPHAI shows how open, locally hosted infrastructure can enable secure, data-driven public health in resource-constrained settings
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We're excited to share our new landscape scan: Sustaining the Commons in the AI Economy — on AI harvesting, open collections, and what it might take to bridge the gap between them. Read the post and download the report: investinopen.org/blog/sustain...
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Sustaining the Commons in the AI Economy: A Landscape Scan of Challenges and Strategies for Bridging AI Companies and Open Curated Collections
Read initial findings from our BRIDGE project.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Proyecto ARPHAI shows how open infrastructure can strengthen public health. With support from IOI, the team built secure, localized systems in Argentina to analyze health data and improve outbreak response. More on the project :
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Open infrastructure for better health: Proyecto ARPHAI and digital healthcare transformation in Argentina
Proyecto ARPHAI shows how open, locally hosted infrastructure can enable secure, data-driven public health in resource-constrained settings
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
How can open infrastructure organizations build sustainable growth models? @2i2c.org recently engaged IOI to help strengthen their business development systems and refine market strategy. Learn how:
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Infrastructure Showcase: 2i2c
A conversation with 2i2c’s Jim Colliander on the recent strategic consulting partnership with IOI aimed at strengthening their business development capacity and accelerate progress toward…
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Last call — nominations for IOI’s Steering Committee close today. We’re looking for people with expertise in financial sustainability, blended finance, global partnerships, governance, and networks — especially across Africa and Latin America. Nominate: investinopen.org/blog/join-io...
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Join IOI's Steering Committee: Open call for nominations
IOI is seeking new Steering Committee members — nominate yourself or someone you know by 10 April, 2026.
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The future of open scholarship depends on where we invest today. @crossref.bsky.social has joined IOI’s Sustaining Circle — strengthening the research, tools, and coordination that open ecosystems rely on. Read more: investinopen.org/blog/powerin...
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Now Kaitlyn Thaney from @investinopen.bsky.social (which I’ve also featured in lots of talks!) on the importance of looking at dependencies among various layers of open infrastructures — eg, a project that gets funding relies on, say, IIIF, but none of that funding goes to IIIF
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
📢 We're opening nominations for new IOI Steering Committee members! Details & form: investinopen.org/blog/join-io... Nominations (self or others) close 10 April. #OpenInfrastructure #OpenScience
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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
what happens when an open source community stops to ask how it actually makes decisions — and what it would take to fund itself sustainably for the long term. We worked with the #Hyku repository community on governance frameworks and financial strategy. investinopen.org/blog/buildin...
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Building toward sustainability: Partnering with the Hyku community on governance and funding
Lessons from helping an open source community build the structures it needs to navigate a critical growth phase.
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