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Funding Open Infrastructure as a Public Utility: A Preliminary Investigation in Water Utility Funding
Enkhbayar, Asura;
Dunks, Richard
In working to understand how a stable and reliable model for funding open infrastructure in research and scholarly communication could be architected, IOI looked at how public utilities, in particular water utilities, are funded around the world. Drawing on some of the preeminent literature and guidance on the topic from widely respected organizations (the OECD, WHO, and IRC), we attempt below to highlight some key lessons for funding a robust infrastructure of open services. Key to this is understanding knowledge as a public good, like water, electricity, and natural gas, and the means by which these vital public goods are best funded for reliable, robust, and sustainable supply in the long term.
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- Publication date:
- September 13, 2022
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- Keyword(s):
- open infrastructure financial sustainability public utilities water utilities funding
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