Fireside Chat | Connecting Open Hardware to Open Science | Arancio, Faez, Hutton, Bentum, Harrington
Channel: The Turing Way
Date: 2022-10-07

On 30 September 2022, 15:00-16:00 UTC, The Turing Way + Open Hardware Makers ( @openHWmakers ) Fireside Chat took place on the topic: "Connecting open hardware to open science".

The open hardware movement has emerged around two core tenants: the notion of democratising access to science through access to scientific hardware, and the aim of increasing research efficiency through interoperable and affordable parts. Despite this notion, the open hardware movement remains somewhat separated from the wider open science ecosystem, mimicking the wider divides between software and hardware that extend beyond research environments. This fireside chat brings together different perspectives on open hardware from research institutions and collaborative projects to ask questions like: what challenges do makers of open hardware face? How can open hardware be better integrated into the wider open science ecosystem?

Chaired by Julieta Arancio (Open Hardware Makers) and Anne Lee Steele (The Turing Way), this panel will feature insights from Sanli Faez (Utrecht University), Sarah Hutton (Internet of Production Alliance), Frank Landon Bentum (Africa Open Source Hardware), and Kerrianne Harrington (University of Bath). These individuals represent different expertise, industries, and understandings of ‘open hardware’ (read their bios below). We will also facilitate open discussions with attendees to learn about their perspectives on the topic via a shared document (links shared upon registration). The zoom room will be held open for an additional 30 minutes after the panel discussion to allow for questions from the audience and wider community, from 16:00 - 16:30 UTC.