Chile

This model includes the Support Network, which emerges from an agreement between ANID, the CINCEL Corporation, and the country’s public and private universities (CRUCH and CUP) with the aim of strengthening the national access node and fostering a cultural shift toward a new way of accessing, managing, and using publicly funded knowledge—enhancing the role of university libraries in the process. In this way, the research community benefits by achieving greater efficiency in research processes, increasing productivity by avoiding duplication of existing work (data and information), and by promoting intra- and interdisciplinary cooperation with local and global impact, thereby boosting the visibility of its scientific output. As a result of these efforts, in October 2025 Espacio Ciencia , Chile’s national access node, will come into operation. This service constitutes an open, interconnected infrastructure designed to provide a unified access point to the scientific output hosted in the repositories of participating institutions. It is a collaborative, coordinated, and cooperative initiative that brings together the efforts of the CTCi community to promote access to knowledge. In practice, Espacio Ciencia ensures that the country’s scientific information and research data are available and can be used by researchers, public institutions, private organizations, and the general public, as the integrated repositories follow Metadata Guidelines and Interoperability Mechanisms . Its service streamlines search, facilitates the creation of new knowledge, and accelerates innovation, strengthening a more collaborative, inclusive, and efficient ecosystem. Espacio Ciencia is part of a national public system called the National Access Infrastructure (INA), designed to promote the circulation, open access, and reuse of knowledge under international standards, contributing to the consolidation of a more open and connected scientific ecosystem.