[okfn-be] EWI opens up research data!

[Philippe Duchesne]

Not that i know of (but i'm far from knowing it all of course) ; i'll dig
into that.

--p.


On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Nicolas Pettiaux <nicolas at pettiaux.be>wrote:

> Much thanks Katleen.
>
> This is great news indeed.
>
> Do any of you on this list know if there is any similar official
> initiative in Wallonia ?
>
> If yes, could you give us more information.
>
> Much thanks,
>
> Nicolas
>
>
> 2013/10/17 Katleen Janssen <Katleen.Janssen at kuleuven.be>
>
>>  Hi all,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> New blog post on Open Access on OKNF BE:
>> http://okfn.be/2013/10/17/ewi-opens-up-research-data/****
>>
>> On October 21st, the 6th edition of Open Access Week<http://www.openaccessweek.org/>kicks off. This global event is a key opportunity to bring open access to
>> the attention of policy makers, public bodies, researchers, funding
>> organisations, and the general public. Open access to scientific
>> information increases the exchange of knowledge, facilitates the finding of
>> new solutions in medicine, biochemistry, food security, or climate change –
>> to name but a few.****
>>
>> Therefore, OKFN BE is delighted to hear that Flanders’ government department
>> on economy, science and innovation <http://www.ewi-vlaanderen.be/en>(EWI) plans to find
>> a new way to publish scientific research<http://datanews.knack.be/ict/nieuws/vlaanderen-wil-onderzoeksresultaten-publiek-beschikbaar-maken/article-4000423180851.htm>.
>> In a first step, it is targeting open access to scientific publications,
>> and in a second phase, it also wants to see open scientific data. This is
>> fully in line with the vision of OKFN, so we applaud this decision and we
>> would be happy to join hands with EWI in spreading the open data message.
>> ****
>>
>> By promoting open access, EWI will be fully in line with Horizon 2020<http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm>,
>> the new research framework of the European Union. Under Horizon 2020,
>> results from research funded by EU grants will have to be made available to
>> the public, in order to stimulate the re-use of these results. Horizon 2020
>> will start in 2014 and has a 70 billion €<http://www.euractiv.com/innovation-enterprise/irish-clinch-agreement-horizon-r-news-528877>budget. That’s a lot of research that will be opened up!
>> ****
>>
>> If you have any ideas on how we can support EWI in its plans, let us know!
>> ****
>>
>> Best regards,****
>>
>> Katleen ** **
>>
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