Open Data and Open Science Policy in Europe

With the pace at which the Open Data and Open Science landscape is evolving, keeping informed of the many policy changes occurring throughout Europe can be challenging. But for those who are currently developing, evaluating or strengthening their national or regional Open Science policies, it is essential, said SPARC Europe’s director, Vanessa Proudman.

In an effort to meet this need, today, SPARC Europe, together with the Digital Curation Centre (DCC), has released a living report that provides a snapshot of various Open Data and Open Science policies, as they currently stand throughout Europe. The report gives an overview and quick access via live links to the sourced policy information, by country. This document is unique in the level of insight it provides on the topic of Open Science and Open Data policies in particular.

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