The Czech Republic National Strategy of Open Access to Scientific Information for 2017-2020 was approved by the Government on June 14, 2017. Decree of the Government (in Czech only, no. 444) is available here . The strategy includes open access to publications and data (Data Management Plans) requirements for publicly funded research projects. Interoperable and OpenAIRE compatible open access e-Infrastructure will be built. And awareness raising and educational activities will be conducted. Acco...

[caption id="attachment_208" align="alignright" width="140"] Photo credit: SCSTI Over 150 participants from Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany and Slovakia attended a conference “ Open access policy of Slovakia in the European context 2015 – current state and perspectives ” hosted on 25 March 2015 in Bratislava by the Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (SCSTI), a National Point of Reference for open access (OA), OpenAIRE National OA Desk, and a Key Node organization in ...