Open science: Political considerations from the European Commission

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1 Open science: Political considerations from the European Commission Celina Ramjoué Head of Sector, OA to scientific publications and data European Commission DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CONNECT) - Digital Science Unit Open Science Days 2016 Berlin, February 2016

2 - What is open science? - European policy context - Open science ongoing actions - Open science policy platform

3 - What is open science? - European policy context - Open science ongoing actions - Open science policy platform

4 What is open science? Open science is the transformation and opening up of science, research and innovation through information and communication technologies (ICT) Objective: making science more efficient, transparent and interdisciplinary, and enabling broader societal impact and innovation research assessment and metrics,

5 Myexperiment.org Figshare.com Citizens science Dataintensive Scistarter.com Open code Runmycode.org Open workflows Analysis Preprint ArXiv Open data Datadryad.org Data gathering Publication Open access Roar.eprints. org Open annotation Openannotation.org Researchgate.com Conceptualisation Scientific blogs Academia.edu Review Collaborative bibliographies Mendeley.com Alternative Reputation systems Impact Story Altmetric.com 5

6 Open science challenges E-infrastructures for open science Open access to research results & processes - Alternative ways of measuring research outputs (metrics) - Incentives for open science practices citizen science Public engagement Evidence-based policy making / Global Systems Science Science for innovation for researchers, research organisations and industry

7 Mean ranking position Public consultation on Science 2.0 (2014) On what issues within 'Science 2.0' do you see a need for policy intervention? Rank : the lowest need (1) to the highest need (11) 8 6 7,4 7,4 6,9 6,2 5,7 5,6 5,5 5,4 5,4 5,3 4 4,7 Mean 2 Mean - std Mean + std 0

8 - What is open science? - European policy context - Open science ongoing actions - Open science policy platform

9 Open Science Players Andrus Ansip, Vice-President, Digital Single Market Günther Oettinger, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation

10 Expected benefits of open science Good for science: efficiency, verifiability, transparency Good for the economy: access to and reuse of scientific information by industry Good for society: broader, faster, transparent & equal access for citizens

11 Context: Digital Single Market (DSM) Strategy (May 2015) DSM: "Market in which free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured and where individuals and businesses can seamlessly access and exercise online activities." One of ten Juncker priorities One of the DSM pillars: focus on maximising growth potential of the digital economy by building a data economy Themes: Copyright, including text and datamining (TDM), open science, free flow of data, European open science cloud

12 Carlos Moedas: Three Os (June 2015) Open Innovation Open Science Open to the world

13 Competitiveness Council 29 May 2015: Council Conclusions Member States emphasise the data-driven economy and support for open science The Council: RECOGNISES the high potential of the data-driven economy. REAFFIRMS the broad political support from Member States for setting better framework conditions for faster and wider data-driven innovation taking into account the research perspective. LOOKS FORWARD to the possible development of action plans or strategies for open science.

14 - What is open science? - European policy context - Open science ongoing actions - Open science policy platform

15 There is already a lot of open science activity at European level

16 Open Access (OA) OA to what? peer-reviewed scientific publications (free online access) research data (access and re-use) Why open access? To optimise the impact of publicly-funded research Open Access in the R&I Framework Programme Horizon 2020 mandate on OA to publications Horizon 2020 Pilot on open access to research data New focus on data management Infrastructure projects to support policy (OpenAIRE) Copyright reform Text and datamining: part of the ongoing copyright reform Open access as a driver for open science

17 European Cloud Initiative Part of the Digital Single Market Strategy Content: European Open Science Cloud, European Digital Infrastructure, Widening the user base (e-government & industry) and building trust (certification and standards) European Open Science Cloud A virtual environment for all European researchers to store, manage, analyse and re-use data Bringing together existing and emerging data infrastructures Added value: scale, data-driven science, inter-disciplinarity, data to knowledge to innovation Basis: builds on long-time funding and policy work in e-infrastructure and cloud computing

18 Citizen science / Public engagement Citizen Science: the core of open science - science by & for the people Multiple roles of citizens: scientist, consumer, decision maker, funder, observer, etc. broad sprectrum of activities European Commission role: facilitate Technical support for infrastructure and tools (e.g. standards, accessibility and findability, storage and curation) Provide regulatory framework as needed, e.g. data protection CS dealt with in many parts of the EC: CONNECT, RTD, JRC, etc. Socientize white paper on citizen science ( Horizon 2020: mainstream citizen-oriented activities in H2020, e.g. environment, smart cities, agriculture

19 " Global Systems Science Why don t we do what we know we should be doing? (Joseph Tainter in Why do complex societies fail? ) Models Data Open Access SO WHAT?! Social Action Narratives Examples of EC-funded GSS projects: SIMPOL: data on shadow banking to establish network models of banking input to EC financial regulation EVERYWHERE: citizen gather data on pollution in London using their iphones help collect a pollution map and also change behaviour in reaction to the data they collect INSIGHT/EUNOIA: mobile data as a means to measure, control, guide, redesign traffic flow in a city. Consistency Legitimacy Participation Openness: Participatory Transparent Accessible Big Data & Models Evidence Policy Decisions

20 STARTS: Innovation at the nexus of Science, Technology and the ARTS Creativity is a key ingredient of innovation. Technology alone no longer ensures competitive advantage. Highly innovative companies turn to artists in their R&D&I activities Commissioner G. Oettinger: "Artistic creativity and critical thinking are essential for innovation in today's digital world... ". In Horizon 2020, the EC supports inclusion of artists in projects and programmes to enhance the innovation capacity of EC-funded research (ICT-36, WP ) Commissioner C. Moedas: "I think that, more and more, we all understand that innovation in the future will be at the intersection of arts and sciences".

21 Horizon 2020 Funding opportunities EINFRA : Data & Distributed Computing e-infrastructures for OS INFRADEV : European Open Science Cloud for Research ICT : Collective Awareness Platforms (CAPS) ICT : Science, Technology and the Arts (STARTS) MSCA-ITN-2017: Innovative Training Networks (including open access) SC : Novel in-situ observation systems SC : Coordination of citizens' observatories initiatives SwafS : Training on Open Science in the European Research Area SwafS : Putting Open Science into action Participant Portal:

22 There is already a lot of open science activity at European level but it is not structured and some areas are not yet addressed.

23 - What is open science? - European policy context - Open science ongoing actions - Open science policy platform

24 Open Science Policy Platform High-Level Group Open Science Policy Platform (20+ Members, co-chaired by the Commission, meets bi-annually) Mandate: - Help develop the Open Science Policy Agenda - Promote uptake of agreed best policy practices WG FAIR Open data WG Science Cloud WG Altmetrics WG Scientific publishing models WG Rewards WG Research Integrity WG Education & Skills WG Citizen Science To be announced soon

25 Specific areas for action (1) Open research data: FAIR data sharing as the default for funding scientific research Open science cloud: All EU researchers are able to deposit, access and analyse European scientific data through the open science cloud Alternative metrics: replacing/complementing conventional indicators for research quality and impact (e.g. Journal Impact Factor) Changing models for open access publishing: transition to full open access, principles

26 Specific areas for action (2) Rewards: adapting research career evaluation systems Research integrity: publically funded research adheres to commonly agreed standards of research integrity Education and skills: supporting open science skills and education Citizen Science: citizen input to European science

27 Next steps Current convergence of: Digital Single Market Strategy (Ansip & Oettinger) 3O Agenda (Open Innovation, Open Science, Open to the World - Moedas) Dutch EU Presidency focus on open science Upcoming relevant actions: 4-5 April 2016 Presidency Conference on open science (Amsterdam) Open Science Policy Platform / Open Science Agenda European Cloud Initiative (incl. Eur. Open Science Cloud): research data actions Ongoing copyright reform ( text and data mining) Free Flow of Data initiative

28 Thank you! Celina Ramjoué Head of Sector, OA to scientific publications and data European Commission DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CONNECT) - Digital Science Unit Open Science Days 2016 Berlin, February 2016