The starting point to achieve our goals is the GATE Service, a self-sustaining, structured, survey-based data collection mechanism incorporated into the Open Science ecosystem as a foundational and permanent infrastructure and designed to identify "guiding thoughts" embedded in Open Science materials.
Knowledge Creators, including trainers, educators, authors, speakers and content developers of materials or content to inform and educate others about Open Science – having deeply engaged with the concepts of Open Science during the development process of their resources – are invited to share their expertise via the GATE Service. Simultaneously, they assess their content based on pre-defined and self-defined guiding thoughts and explain the context. In this way, the GATE Service collects community-based information on Open Science guiding thoughts and practices described in publications and enables the creation of rich, qualitative datasets representing evolving Open Science community thoughts and practices.
The GATE Research team will evaluate and structure the collected data, incorporating the findings into the annual GATE Report. “By engaging with the GATE Service, you immediately collaborate with others in the community and benefit from their contributions. This enriches your knowledge and encourages reflection on your materials.” (comment from a participating knowledge creator).
GATE continuously engages Knowledge Creators to enrich its data collection. You are invited to provide your expertise on Open Science into the GATE Service.