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White House orders agencies to open access to research

February 23, 2013 /

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The White House issued a directive on Friday that intends to make research and digital scientific data funded by the federal government more accessible to the public.

The directive instructs agencies with more than $100 million in annual research and development expenditures to craft plans to make the results of federally funded research available to the public — for free — in digital format within 12 months after its original publication. John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, signed the memorandum on Friday.

By Jennifer Martinez

Full Story: http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/284483-white-house-issues-directive-aimed-expanding-free-access-to-federally-funded-research-