Council for National Open Science Coordination
How is Open Science being affected by political change, new policy priorities and pressure on research budgets? And what is needed to sustain Open Science policymaking across Europe? These questions were at the heart of a recent meeting bringing together national Open Science policymakers from a range of European countries in Brussels. The June CoNOSC…
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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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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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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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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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On November 3rd, as part of the CoNOSC Members Meeting, CoNOSC brought together over 20 national Open Science policymakers to discuss research assessment reform: in line with the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment and in light of the approaching launch of CoARA, The Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment. Silvia Bottaro from the Open Science Unit…
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It was almost one year ago – in preparation for the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union – when France proposed to discuss new Competitiveness Council conclusions related to open science and reform of the assessment system, in line with its national open science policy. This Council brings together ministers responsible for…
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