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

Peter Murray-Rust pm286 at cam.ac.uk
Sat Apr 21 07:53:42 UTC 2012


On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 10:17 PM, Daniel Mietchen <
daniel.mietchen at googlemail.com> wrote:

> I'm scheduled for a conference call on Wednesday with the organizers
> of the Rome event (which I missed due to #OAPoland). Suggestions on
> what to bring up are most welcome.
>

And vice versa for me (I missed the Polish event through being in Rome).
I'd be happy to skype and compare notes.

>
> Daniel
>
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Jenny Molloy <jenny.molloy at okfn.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >
> > This was the meeting I was invited to in Rome and where I met Neelie
> Kroes
> > (and put in a plug for OKFN, which seems to have been unnecessary).
> > Basically she and others are moving the digital agenda ahead and it will
> > involve, in part, bottom up organisations like OKFN. There is still a
> lot of
> > confusion about green/gold/openAccess and I think we have to keep
> plugging
> > simple messages.
> >
> > P.
> >
> >>
> >> Jenny
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > 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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>



-- 
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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