[open-science] Open Science for the 21st century

Fri Apr 20 14:02:50 UTC 2012

Hi All

If you haven't already seen this declaration from ALLEA (ALL European
Academies: The European Federation of National Academies of Sciences and
Humanities) on Open Science for the 21st century, it is very positive and
worth a quick read (it's only 3 pages)
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/e-infrastructure/docs/allea-declaration-1.pdf

It states:
The Academies commit themselves to debate and promote practical
applications of open science principles within their national arenas of
activity, and to jointly advocate their adoption also in the international
domain.

Specifically:
- The European Commission proposes that under “Horizon 2020”, the successor
to FP7, all research results are to be made available and accessible for
everyone.

They also recommend:
- Publications should be made openly available online, as soon and as
freely as possible, as should also educational resources and software
resulting from publicly funded research.
- Scientists and their organisations should apply open sharing principles
to the data that underpins such publications
- Consequently, research proposals requesting public funds should include
measures aimed at advancing open science and apply the above principles.
- Academic assessment and reward systems should see merit in participation
in the culture of sharing, in enabling online collaboration and
reproducible e-science.

We look forward to seeing strong action on the points raised in the
document.

Jenny
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