Passport for Open Science Anne-Sophie Barthez i Bernard Larrouturou Anglès 2021 Open science was born out of the new opportunities the digital revolution offered for sharing and disseminating scientific content. It essentially consists of making research results accessible for all by removing any technical or financial barriers which may hinder access to scientific publications. It also involves opening researchers' 'black boxes' containing the data and methods used for publications to share these as much as possible.