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COS IS A NON-PROFIT TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AIMING TO PROMOTE OPENNESS, INTEGRITY, AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. COS ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY EMPLOYING FIVE INTERDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES: (1) METASCIENCE - ACQUIRING EVIDENCE TO ENCOURAGE CHANGE - COS PROVIDES EVIDENCE ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE, EVALUATES COS SERVICES TO MAXIMIZE EFFECTIVENESS, AND TRACKS CULTURE CHANGE IN OPENNESS; (2) INFRASTRUCTURE - BUILDING TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE CHANGE - COS ESTABLISHES VIABILITY OF OPEN SCHOLARSHIP ACROSS THE ENTIRE RESEARCH LIFECYCLE, AND SUPPORTS HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY INTERFACES FOR CONDUCTING AND SHARING SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY; (3) TRAINING - DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE TO ENACT CHANGE - COS OPTIMIZES TRAINING DELIVERY TO MAXIMIZE ITS REACH AND IMPACT PARTICULARLY FOR SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND FOSTERS SUSTAINABILITY WITH INTEGRATION INTO COURSE CURRICULA; (4) INCENTIVES - PROVIDING REASONS TO EMBRACE CHANGE - COS BRINGS ADOPTION OF ITS INCENTIVE SERVICES TO SCALE, MONITORS AND INCENTIVIZES