ABSTRACT
Introduction:
With the pandemic, the number of research on COVID-19 has grown at a rapid pace, forcing the scientific communication system to improve in the face of the demands of speed and efficiency in the dissemination of scientific results, making Open Science a key point to achieve the end of this global crisis.
Objective:
This study aims to analyze initiatives Transparência Covid-19 and Open Covid Pledge, bringing to light the discussion of open data and intellectual property in the advancement of science, scientific collaboration, and the socialization of knowledge.
Method:
Methodologically, this is a descriptive research with a qualitative approach, carried out through a bibliographic review (from 2010 to 2021) and documentary research, in order to provide a critical analysis of open data and intellectual property.
Results:
The fight against the pandemic highlights the importance of initiatives, which seek to assess the quality of transparency of open data made available by public agencies, as well as to promote social participation, monitoring and encouraging government actions contributing to the development and conduct of public policies. The sharing of PI has a fundamental role when it is placed as an incentive instrument and not as a barrier to access to information and data for technological innovation and scientific advancement.
Conclusion:
We conclude, that the discussion about open data and PI, through a look by Open Science, shows us the importance of these in confronting the pandemic about its barriers and uses for the Health area and for society in the sense of socialization and sharing of knowledge.
KEYWORDS:
Open Access; Open data; Intellectual Property; Covid-19 Transparency; Open Covid Pledge