KISTI Signs Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) in the Netherlands
이정훈 2024-03-18 View. 3,930KISTI Signs Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) in the Netherlands
- Establishing a sustained mutual research collaboration system for developing science and technology indicators using open data -
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI, President Kim Jae-soo) announced that it signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, Netherlands, on January 15 (local time). Both institutions agreed to cooperate on developing transparent and reproducible science and technology indicators utilizing open academic data.
The CWTS is a globally recognized research institute specializing in the analysis of scholarly data. It is renowned for its expertise in foundational technologies such as the Leiden Clustering Algorithm and VOSviewer, a software for visualizing scholarly information. CWTS also manages the CWTS Leiden Ranking, which evaluates global universities based on scholarly output and impact.
In 2021, KISTI established its Center for Global R&D Data Analysis to address increasing uncertainties in the global science and technology environment and the intensifying competition for technological supremacy. Since 2022, KISTI has collaborated with CWTS on international joint research projects. The two organizations have built mutual trust through collaborations such as constructing a science and technology scoreboard for Korean universities and research institutions and analyzing the mobility of researchers in Korea. These efforts form the foundation for pursuing long-term research cooperation.
Under the LOI, the two institutions agreed to ▲ develop reproducible and diverse science and technology indicators using open data, while ensuring transparency in the analysis results and processes, ▲ enhance the visibility of local knowledge from various countries in global scholarly communication, and ▲ jointly collect information necessary for improving quantitative evaluation systems and establish a collaborative framework for reforming research evaluation systems.
Additionally, as part of this agreement, KISTI will participate in the UNESCO Chair Programmes hosted by CWTS under the theme of “Diversity and Inclusivity in Global Science.” Through this program, both institutions will monitor diversity and inclusivity in science and collaborate on developing pluralistic perspectives in global scholarly communication.
KISTI President Kim Jae-soo remarked, “Through this long-term partnership with CWTS, we aim to establish world-class analytical methodologies to support data-driven R&D decision-making. We also hope that this will serve as a stepping stone for international cooperation, enabling the development and utilization of diverse science and technology indicators to improve quantitative evaluation systems in the global scientific community.”
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