in in a European perspective

Eric Laureys 25-10-2016

Some founding Commitments and Recommendations

1. Berlin Declaration 2. EC Recommendation 3. Brussels Declaration 4. Moedas Statement 5. The Amsterdam Call for Action 1. The Berlin Declaration (2003)

 Signatories commit to Open Access for the dissemination of their research output  About 650 signatories, including funders, policy makers, governments and research institutions 2. EC Recommendation on Access to and Preservation of Scientific Information (July 17, 2012)

 Availability and conservation  Develop policies (mandates and incentives)  Creation of infrastructures  Encourage synergies  International consultation  Reporting 3. The Brussels Declaration (2012)

 Inform  Sensitise  Financing  Repository Creation  Stakeholder consultation 4. Statement of the EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas (Oct. 2015)

 Strong commitment to Open Access  Oppose excessive subscriptions and APC  Oppose ‘double dipping’  Priority heralded by the 2016 Dutch EU presidency 5. Amsterdam Call for Action on (April 2016)

 Fast transition to Gold OA (2020)  Recommends Offsetting model  Sets up Open Science Policy Platform  More top down streamlining  More dialogue with the private sector Different approaches to Open Acces

Austria, The Netherlands, The United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Eastern Europe

 Repositories are slow to fill up  Complicated process, resisted by researchers  Embargoes delay OA

Favor APC-based Gold Open Access solutions Different approaches to Open Acces

The USA, China, Portugal, France, Belgium, Denmark, Southern Europe

 Fear APC-based solutions pave the way to a excessive publisher profits  Strong archiving mandates  Attemps at drafting depositing laws (also Germany)

Favor repository creation Open Access at the Federal Level

 BELSPO created a central Repository  Compulsory archiving (6/12 month embargoes)  APC-funding with ceiling  Quality and transparency requirements for Gold  Cost for hybrid not eligible  Evaluation based on deposited publications  KCE, WIVG-ISSP & SCK-CEN : OA projects

Open Access at the Federal Level

 Extending Legal Deposit Obligation to on line digital publications  Developing OA-compatible digital host infrastructure  Long term preservation provisions  Consultation of stakeholders concerning the depositing of scientific publications Open Access at the Flemish Level

 University repositories  Compulsory article archiving (1 year embargoes)  Encouraged archiving for non-FWO financed publications Open Access at the Flemish Level

Flemish Council for Science and Innovation Recommendation (October 3, 2016)

 Resolute choice for support to Green OA  Request for establishment of Roadmap  Request for creation of Taskforce  Considering Secondary Publication Law OA at the Wallonia-Brussels Federation

 University repositories  Compulsory archiving (6/12 month embargo)  Grant based APC-funding with cap  Cost for hybrid not eligible OA at the Wallonia-Brussels Federation

The Marcourt Decree (October 5, 2016)

 Immediate publication of reference and metadata  If possible immediate publication of pub. version Eric Laureys Science Policy Officer

Scientific and Technical Information Service (STIS) Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO)

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