Scientific and technical information (IST) includes all data produced by research which constitute invaluable resources that are necessary for researchers. The CNRS strives to make these resources available at a high quality and according to the needs of the researchers. In this regard, open science consists in 'making the results of research available as much as possible while protecting them as much as necessary', in particular those results that have been obtained with public funding. Since many years, the CNRS is very actively engaged in the development of open science. You can find further information on the activities of the CNRS in the field of open science here.