Historically, scientists have mainly been isolated entities generating and keeping for themselves their own data. The web has opened up new ways of sharing and collaborations. But also for exploring new forms of analysis and exploration of the data. The Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) is a community-based organization that promotes open knowledge. They have just published some principles and recommendations for Open Data in Science open knowledge foundation. To be considered as 'open' the data must be available and modifiable with the only limitation of a requirement for citation and similar sharing. I see the lack of career rewards as the main obstacle towards a more 'open' science.
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