CoNOSC addresses OS impact, AI, and resiliency of Open Science policies
On 26-27 June 2025, thirteen countries attended the CoNOSC face-to-face meeting in Ljubljana, hosted by the Slovenian Ministry for Higher Education, Science…
CoNOSC Members tackle the challenge of Open Access books
On 25 February 2025, representatives from 18 countries gathered online for the CoNOSC Members Meeting facilitated by SPARC Europe. This session took a closer look at the evolving landscape of Open Access (OA) books, with a timely focus on policymaking in light of the newly concluded EU-funded PALOMERA Project. To guide the discussion, SPARC Europe…
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CoNOSC Members discuss knowledge security and Open Science
Nineteen countries attended the online CoNOSC Members meeting on 19 November 2024. SPARC Europe, as facilitator of CoNOSC, invited Dr Peter Weijland, Programme Director Knowledge Security at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), to address the critical topic of knowledge/information/research security and Open Science. Dr Weijland argued that Open Science and knowledge security are clearly…
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CoNOSC discusses research assessment and the cost of OA
Ten European member states attended the CoNOSC meeting on 27-28 June 2024 in Bucharest, hosted by the Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI), the main funder of competitive research in Romania. The European Commission and Science Europe were also in attendance. As the facilitator of CoNOSC, SPARC Europe brought together…
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CoNOSC Members start to talk about national OS Monitoring
Twelve countries attended the online CoNOSC Members meeting on 13 November 2023 at a very busy time of year. SPARC Europe, as facilitator of CoNSOC, brought together experts on Open Science Monitoring to discuss this important topic. Ms Marita Kari, Senior Specialist, Secretariat for Open Science and Research,Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, Finland opened the…
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CoNOSC European National Open Science Policymakers Discuss Open Access
On 22 and 23 June, Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF) hosted a face-to-face meeting of the Council of National Open Science Coordinators (CoNOSC) at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin, Ireland. Discussion over the two days revolved around the topic of open access. The event was attended by national policymakers from twelve countries, as…
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Slovenia adopts the Decree on the Implementation of Scientific Research Work and an Action Plan for Open Science
At the end of May 2023 the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Decree on the Implementation of Scientific Research Work in accordance with the Principles of Open Science (see the English translation here) as well as the Action Plan for Open Science (see the English translation here). Both documents are based on the new Scientific Research and Innovation Activities…
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News from the CoNOSC Open Science Policy Update Meeting
In late April 2023, the Council for National Open Science Coordination (CoNOSC) held an online Policy Update meeting for its members. Twenty-seven representatives from eighteen countries shared the latest policy news about Open Science developments across Europe and beyond. The European Commission started the meeting positively, confirming that Open Science (OS) was a strong…
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Ireland’s National Action Plan for Open Research launched
On November 21st 2022, Ireland’s National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030 was launched at an event hosted by the National Open Research Forum (NORF). The National Action Plan outlines objectives and actions for the next chapter in Ireland’s transition towards open research. The plan was prepared by NORF and supports national strategic priorities for…
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CoNOSC joint statement on CoARA
In the early summer of 2022, all European Union Ministers agreed that in order to accelerate the implementation and the impact of Open Science policies and practices across Europe, action must be taken in three areas, one being reforming research assessment. This new policy was published in European Council Conclusions in June 2022. Reforming the…
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