Into the great wide open?

The 28th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, 2024, was held September 18-20, 2024 in Berlin.

This event sought to explore the intricate dynamics between concepts of openness and closedness in science, technology, and innovation, emphasizing their impact on research, policy, and practice.

The conference was organized by Fraunhofer ISI, Humboldt University Berlin (Robert K. Merton Center for Science Studies), German Centre for higher education research and science studies (DZHW) in collaboration with the European Network of Indicator Developers (ENID). In this edition we intended to bring the best of on-site meetings together at the Fraunhofer Forum and Humboldt University in Berlin. The conference was organized as an on-site event at the Fraunhofer Forum and Humboldt University in Berlin.