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Towards better access to scientific information

Towards better access to scientific information. "Strategy, policy and funding" Copenhagen June 13 th Octavi Quintana Trias Director, European Commission Directorate General for Research and Innovation European Research Area. Issues at stake. Public policies

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Towards better access to scientific information

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  1. Towards better access to scientific information "Strategy, policy and funding" Copenhagen June 13th Octavi Quintana Trias Director, European Commission Directorate General for Research and Innovation European Research Area

  2. Issues at stake • Public policies • Optimise public investment in R&I • Increase availability of research results funded by taxpayers • Society • Better integration of science into society • Contribution to a knowledge based society • Data • Key for research validation and innovation process • Ethical, commercial and technical concerns

  3. Objectives • Develop and implement Open Access to research results from projects funded by the EU Research Framework Programmes • Encourage national policy initiatives improving access to and preservation of scientific information • Open and co-ordinate policies among Member States • Engage in a constructive debate with organisations

  4. Leading with the example • EU Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation: • Scientific publications • FP7 (2007-2013) experimented with Green OA and covered OA publishing costs • Horizon 2020 (2014-2020) makes OA to publications the general principle for all projects • Research data • Experiment with access to data underlying publications • Limited to some scientific area and "Best effort" requirement

  5. Encourage national initiatives • Reinforce national strategies and structures for access to and preservation of scientific information • Define and implement policies for the dissemination of and OA to research results (publications and data) • Define and implement policies for the preservation of scientific information • Further develop e-infrastructures and ensure synergies between national and European initiatives

  6. European Research Area • To improve quality and efficiency of European research  opening research systems • Optimal circulation of scientific knowledge • Member States define and coordinate their policies • Research stakeholder organisations • adopt and implement them • EU policy and supporting initiatives

  7. Conclusions • Promote OA for efficiency and fairness • Leading by example in Horizon 2020 • Encourage Member States and Stakeholders to define and implement policies • Goals: • By 2016: 60% OA to publications in EU • By 2020: 100% OA to publications in EU

  8. Thank you for your attention

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