[open-science] Fwd: European Commission Information Hearing on Scientific Information

Thu May 26 06:07:15 UTC 2011

I shall speak there, too:

"Access to all data from clinical trials in humans is a moral imperative".

bw

Peter Gøtzsche

At 20:49 25-05-2011, cameron.neylon at stfc.ac.uk wrote:
>Hi All
>
>Just for completeness a note to say that I'm now 
>attending this and booked to speak briefly on a 
>panel on evaluation. I will naturally be pushing 
>the necessity of access to research outputs to allow effective evaluation.
>
>Cheers
>
>Cameron
>
>
>On 10 May 2011, at 18:50, Jonathan Gray wrote:
>
> > Jenny: could you possibly put a brief blog post about this on
> > science.okfn.org if you have a moment?
> >
> > Just needs to say:
> >
> >  * this is happening
> >  * here are some quotes on what it is about and how you can get in
> > touch with EC
> >  * looks like a good opportunity to highlight the importance of open
> > data - and hope that people can make it
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > I've been in touch with EC who have said it would be helpful to invite
> > more open data in science people to the hearing...
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> > On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Jonathan 
> Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:
> >> Yes we should definitely produce something for this - and try to have
> >> someone from the WG attend as a speaker...
> >>
> >> Peter, Cameron, Rufus, John: could any of 
> you speak about the Panton Principles?
> >>
> >> J.
> >>
> >> On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Peter 
> Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> >>> This looks relevant to us? Should we produce something?
> >>>
> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>> From: <Juan.PELEGRIN at ec.europa.eu>
> >>> Date: Fri, May 6, 2011 at 11:12 AM
> >>> Subject: European Commission Information 
> Hearing on Scientific Information
> >>> To:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Dear Madam, dear Sir,
> >>>
> >>> Further to the 2007 Commission Communication on Scientific information in
> >>> the digital age and the following Council 
> Conclusions in November 2007, the
> >>> Commission intends to adopt, by the end of 2011, a new Communication and
> >>> Recommendation on access to and preservation of scientific information in
> >>> the digital age. This is a joint action of the Directorate-Generals for
> >>> Information Society and Media and Research and Innovation.
> >>>
> >>> The follow-on Communication and Recommendation on Scientific Information
> >>> planned will take stock of developments since 2007 and indicate areas for
> >>> action by Member States and the Commission. 
> This initiative is linked to the
> >>> Flagship Initiatives 'Digital Agenda for 
> Europe' and 'Innovation Union', as
> >>> well as to the European Research Area (ERA) process.
> >>>
> >>> As part of the process of consultation of 
> interested parties, and in view of
> >>> preparing the impact assessment, the Commission will hold a hearing on
> >>> Monday 30th of May from 10:00 to 17:00. The 
> hearing will take place in the
> >>> Jean Monnet Building Room M1 - European Commission - Kirchberg L-2920,
> >>> Luxembourg.
> >>>
> >>> Topics for discussion:
> >>>
> >>> The Commission is seeking stakeholders' 
> views on current developments in the
> >>> scholarly information system. In 
> particular, the following issues should be
> >>> addressed:
> >>> 1. access to scientific information (including open access),
> >>> 2. preservation of scientific outputs,
> >>> 3. the research evaluation system.
> >>> For each of these areas, actions at the European and Member State levels
> >>> should be considered.
> >>> Practical arrangements:
> >>>
> >>> Registrations for the hearing should reach 
> the following address by 17th May
> >>> 2011: INFSO-E4 at ec.europa.eu
> >>>
> >>> The maximum number of participants is 
> limited to 80. Registrations will be
> >>> accepted in the order in which they are received. However, the Commission
> >>> will reserve the right to give priority to 
> those with a direct interest in
> >>> the topic, and will ensure that there is a balanced representation all
> >>> concerned parties.
> >>>
> >>> Confirmation of registration and details of 
> the venue will be sent one week
> >>> prior to the scheduled date. Upon 
> registration, and in order to facilitate
> >>> the organisation, each participant should therefore indicate the topic(s)
> >>> which they wish to address. On this basis, 
> the Commission services will draw
> >>> up a speaker's list for each topic. 
> Interventions should be limited to not
> >>> more than 5 minutes per speaker (without PowerPoint slides) followed by a
> >>> discussion / questions& answer session with the attendees.
> >>>
> >>> Cordially,
> >>>
> >>> Richard Swetenham
> >>> Head of Unit, Access to Information Unit, 
> DG Information Society and Media
> >>>
> >>> Gilles Laroche
> >>> Head of Unit, Ethics and Gender Unit, DG Research and Innovation
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Peter Murray-Rust
> >>> Reader in Molecular Informatics
> >>> Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
> >>> University of Cambridge
> >>> CB2 1EW, UK
> >>> +44-1223-763069
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
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> >
> >
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> > Jonathan Gray
> >
> > Community Coordinator
> > The Open Knowledge Foundation
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