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Knowledge Sharing in the European Union
"Implementing the ERA: Joining Forces at the National and European Level"
Session 2d “Dissemination, Transfer and Use of Research Results, including Open
Access”, 20th January - Bled, Slovenia
Francesco FusaroPolicy Officer
Directorate European Research Area (Unit B.6)
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Knowledge Sharing
• Open Access (OA)• Publications• Data
• Knowledge Transfer, IPR• European dimension• International dimension
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Commissioner’s view
‘We need [...] a unified research area that brings together people and ideas in a way that catalyses science and world-leading innovation. Open access can help make this vision become a reality.’
(M. Geoghegan-Quinn)
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Objectives for Open Access
• Serving Research and Innovation (R&I)
• Improving return on investment in R&I• Allow the benefits of science to be
exploited by all (researchers, industry, citizens)
• Free access to results of publicly-funded research • Goals:
• By 2014: Open Access strategies in EU countries
• By 2020: 100% Open Access to publications in EU
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2011 Consultation on scientific information: Publications
Should publications resulting from publicly funded research be available OA?
76%
14%
7% 2%1%agree strongly
agree
disagree
disagree strongly
no opinion
In favour: • 100%
•National and Regional Government•Research funding organization
•More than 90%•Libraries,•Citizens,•Universities/research institutes•Researchers
Disagree:•67% of publishers
Source: On-line public consultation on scientific information in the digital age July 2011 - September 2011
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2011 Consultation on scientific information: Data
• Results:• 90% of support for research data that is publicly
available and results from public funding to be available for re-use and free of charge on the internet
• Highlighted issues:• Competition• Standards • Confidentiality
• Partner, pilot & build infrastructures
Source: On-line public consultation on scientific information in the digital age July 2011 - September 2011
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Leading by example
• 7th Framework programme (2007-2013)• Covers OA publishing costs• Self-archiving: OA Pilot
• Horizon 2020 (2014-2020)• Make open access to publications the general principle
for all projects• Open up possibilities for data
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Barriers to access Publications
Barriers to access scientific publications
362
770
587
176
278
490484
247
385
242
472
394
129
3581
395
111 12287
39 52
200 187
5948 38 10
91 71 4930 11 25 36 21 26
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
Insufficientstrategies
High prices ofarticles/journal
Limited librarybudget
Different VATfor online vs.
printed
Lack ofresearchers'
interest on OA
No incentivesystem
very important important no opinion not very important not important at all N/A
Source: On-line public consultation on scientific information in the digital age July 2011 - September 2011
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Barriers to access DataBarriers to Open Access to Data
442470
539
341 328
220
460 451
378
433459
390
138 129 126
246217
248
47 37 45 5676
198
14 13 13 10 143639 40 39 54 46 48
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Insufficientstrategies
Lack fundinginfrastructures
Lack incentivesfor researchers
Lack mandates Lack of datamanagement
Confidentiality
Very important Important No opinion Not very important Not important at all N/A
Source: On-line public consultation on scientific information in the digital age July 2011 - September 2011
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Actions
• Develop and implement OA policies
• Raise awareness of OA among research actors
• Promote culture of sharing (incentivise researchers)
• Contribute to the setting of standards, designing and establishing e-Infrastructures
• Support from Science Europe is crucial!
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Knowledge Transfer
• Objectives• Foster scientific excellence• Facilitate international partnerships• Stimulate innovation activities and competition• Increase the competitiveness of the EU economy
GoalsBy 2020: Knowledge transfer between universities, Public
Research Organizations and business are world class, as measured on the basis of international KT indicators
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Barriers to Knowledge Transfer
• Current situation• Inadequate and insufficient public/private cooperation
between industry and the public research sector • Low mobility of researchers and lack of communication
between the academic sector and industry• Lack of professional management of IP in Public Research
Organisations• Lack of employment incentives in KT • Fragmentation in legal systems and complex funding
systems in the MS
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Actions
• Acknowledge KT activities in the employment conditions of public researchers
• Reward researchers' mobility between public and private sectors
• Integrate KT in regional, national and international research programmes
• Implement the "ERA Guidelines on IP Management In International Research Collaborations" (forthcoming)
• Support from Science Europe is crucial!
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• Thank you for your attention
• Looking forward to our future cooperation