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OpenAIRE AMKE General Assembly: Shaping the European Open Science Vision in Izmir, Turkiye

The OpenAIRE AMKE General Assembly and Executive Board Meeting was held in Urla, Izmir, Türkiye, from September 23-26, 2024. Hosted by Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), this was the first time the meeting took place in Türkiye, with representatives from OpenAIRE member institutions attending from various countries. Established as a legal entity in October 2018, OpenAIRE's membership has been steadily growing, and it now has 47 institutional members from 37 countries. A Journey Beginni...

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University of Zagreb Adopts Open Science Policy

The Senate of the University of Zagreb adopted the Open Science Policy of the University of Zagreb at its regular meeting held on September 24, 2024. The University of Zagreb is the largest and oldest university in Croatia, responsible for over 50% of the country's scientific output. As a leading academic institution in Croatia, the University recognizes its role in shaping and promoting best practices in science. Open science is a practice that strengthens the integrity of research work and bui...

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PathOS Project Workshop: Open Science Monitoring and Research Libraries

The PathOS project contributed to the LIBER Conference 2024 by hosting a workshop focused on "Open Science Monitoring and Research Libraries." The workshop highlighted the crucial role that research libraries and librarians play in advancing Open Science. The workshop was led by Antonia Correia and Pedro Principe from the University of Minho, and Tereza Simova from OpenAIRE. They provided an overview of the PathOS project's goals, the PathOS Open Science Resources Hub, Handbook of Open Science I...

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Khayala Hajiyeva: Azerbaijan’s OpenAIRE NOAD in Focus

Meet Khayala Hajiyeva, the Library Director at Azerbaijan Technical University and OpenAIRE National Open Access Desk (NOAD) for Azerbaijan. As a recent member of the OpenAIRE network, the representative from Azerbaijan Technical University has valuable insights to share with our community. In this interview, Khayala shares her journey into Open Science, the impact of her work with OpenAIRE, and the exciting projects driving change in Azerbaijan. Discover her vision for advancing Open Scien...

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Game On: Creative Approaches by the University of Gdańsk Library to Motivate the Open Science Community

The Library of the University of Gdansk is an active promoter of the concept of open science among the scientific community. One of the key elements of implementing the Open Access Policy is the "The Knowledge Base" repository, maintained by the University library. The Knowledge Base is a CRIS system based on Omega-PSIR software, that also serves as an institutional repository. Currently, it contains 115.766 items, 15.308 of which are published under open access and 6.524 are deposited in the re...

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OpenAIRE at the 53rd Annual LIBER Conference

The 53rd Annual LIBER Conference was held from July 3-5, 2024, hosted by the Cyprus University of Technology. This event brought together up to 400 librarians professionals from across Europe and beyond, fostering a vibrant exchange of ideas and innovations in the realm of open science and research libraries. OpenAIRE participated as exhibitors at this notable gathering, seizing the opportunity to engage with many new individuals and gather a wealth of fresh perspectives.   Connecting ...

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Embracing Digital Responsibility at Creating Knowledge 2024: OpenAIRE and the Treasure Hunt

The Creating Knowledge 2024 conference, held from 5-7 June 2024 at the University of Helsinki, focused on "Think Before You Click: Responsibility in the Digital Information Landscape" exploring themes of digital literacy, AI in education, and open education practices. OpenAIRE's presence was integral to the conference, emphasizing its mission to promote Open Science and responsible digital practices. OpenAIRE's tools and services, such as the OpenAIRE Graph, were showcased to support researchers...

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Highlights from the EOSC Beyond Workshop in Krakow

The historic city of Krakow became a nexus of innovation and collaboration as it hosted a pivotal three-day workshop dedicated to advancing the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). From 10 to 12 June 2024, key stakeholders from across the continent gathered to participate in this event, which was delivered under the Work Package 15 (WP15) of the EOSC Beyond project. Led by ACC Cyfronet AGH and coordinated by the EGI Foundation, this workshop marked a significant milestone in the quest to enhance ...

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OpenAIRE’s Insights from the WCRI 2024: Promoting Transparency and Accountability

We are thrilled to announce that OpenAIRE participated as an exhibitor at the 8th World Conference on Research Integrity (WCRI), held from June 2-5, 2024, at the stunning premises of Megaron Athens International Conference Centre (MAICC). This prestigious event took place in Athens, Greece, drawing together researchers, academics, and professionals from across the globe to discuss the pivotal issues surrounding research integrity. The WCRI Conference is renowned for its international outlook, br...

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Empowering Change: Highlights from the Second International SoBigData Summer School

The second Summer School of the SoBigDataPPP project, held from June 16-22 at the wonderful Poggio all'Agnello Resort in Baratti, Tuscany, was an incredible success. Amid the stunning landscapes, the School brought together researchers and leading experts to delve into the theme "Empowering Data for Social Good." As a partner of SoBigDataPPP, OpenAIRE AMKE, actively participated in the Summer School to enhance Open Science practices. The Event The Summer School consisted of a fantastic cros...

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Professionalising Open Access Repositories in Germany and Beyond

A talk with Marcel Wrzesinski The project "Professionalization of the Open-Access Repository Infrastructure in Germany" (Pro OAR DE), launched in October 2023 at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science, aims to support institutional repositories in advancing systems based on the current needs of the research community. Initially, these repositories focused on storing electronic documents and ensuring their long-term availability. Today, they are integral components of the scientific...

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OpenAIRE Tech Talk Roundup: Breaking Down the Bits and Bytes. And beyond.

The OpenAIRE technical team held its annual meeting in Pisa on 12-14 April 2024. As CEO of OpenAIRE and driving this team with Paolo Manghi for 10+ years, I was thrilled to see so many brilliant and young minds in one place. All with a passion to improve OpenAIRE services and make them more useful to research communities. These meetings are always a reminder of the incredible journey that technology has taken us on thus far, as well as the even more exciting path that lies ahead. They are t...

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Interview: Seán Harnett

Step into the world of OpenAIRE with Seán Harnett. Learn more about his journey, vision, thoughts and achievements in the Open Science community and beyond. Enjoy! Can you please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your background and expertise?  My name is Seán Harnett. I live with my family in a small village in an Irish-speaking community in Connemara, to the west of Galway City. I started out my career in information architecture and instructional design before moving into d...

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OpenAIRE Answers to Eurodoc: What’s in OpenAIRE For Early-Career Researchers? How do we improve our work towards Open Science?

What OpenAIRE offer to you as a researcher? What can you do as an Early-Career Researcher for OpenAIRE? On 29 November 2023, OpenAIRE was invited to speak at the "Eurodoc lunchtime webinars series" to introduce the tools that Early-Career Researchers (ECRs) can use to enhance the researchers' Open Science practices. Our Outreach and Engagement Officer, Giulia Malaguarnera, who is also a former President of Eurodoc presented to the ECRs the main services they can use from the OpenAIRE Catalogue. ...

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Open Science in Horizon Europe Webinar Recap

The Event: On 16 November 2023, we hosted our recurring webinar focused on the Horizon Europe Open Science requirements, which we organise three times a year. The webinar was a success, with 379 attendees out of 659 registrations. The vast majority (81%) of attendees attended the whole duration of the presentation (60 minutes), and many (59%) also stayed for the entire Q&A (90 minutes). We received a total of 54 questions from researchers (25% of attendees) and research-support sta...

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Building a Community of EOSC Experts in Türkiye

Α full-day training programme to a community of people from different regions of Türkiye and disciplines, but with a common goal of open science and a shared belief in the importance of EOSC.  Background: On the 17th and 18th of July 2023, the Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH) hosted an EOSC Train the Trainer Workshop as part of the EOSC Future project. The workshop's main goal was to increase researchers' knowledge of EOSC and to promote the use of EOSC services and tools in Türkiye. ...

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OpenAIRE NOADs in Greece and Cyprus join forces with their national associations of librarians and information scientists

OpenAIRE and libraries in Greece and Cyprus: For many years now, OpenAIRE NOADs in Greece (ATHENA RC and HEAL-Link) and Cyprus (University of Cyprus Library) have run joint webinars and workshops to raise awareness and train their national academic and research communities on Open Science practices. Most importantly, they have been supporting researchers in complying with Open Science requirements in the context of the EU Framework Programmes for Science, Technology and Innovation (FP7, Horizon2020, Horizon Europe).

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Bulgaria: National Initiative for Open Data and Cloud Computing

Creating synergies at the national level  by  Peter Stanchev On December 9, 2021, nine scientific organizations signed an agreement establishing the National Open Data and Cloud Computing Initiative (NIAP). This agreement aims to create synergies at the national level between organizations with a role and interest in the European Open Science Cloud ( EOSC); integration of open data infrastructures (storage) and cloud computing (services) in the EOSC; support activities to optimize...

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Open Science and Scholarly Communication in Greece

Amplifying understanding and building capacity through synergies "Unity is strength". This is the underlying principle that governs the alliance of two Greek OpenAIRE members, 'Athena' Research Center (NOAD) and 'HEAL-Link' - the consortium of academic libraries -, that work towards the wide adoption of OS policies and the alignment of the national context with the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).  The two organizations shared the activities, experiences and results of their fruitful coo...

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Let’s discuss FAIRifying OS policies

In a 90-minute workshop at the OSFair on 22 September 2021, the projects EOSC-Pillar, EOSC Synergy, ExPaNDS, NI4OS-Europe, FAIRsFAIR and EOSC-Nordic with support of the EOSCsecretariat.eu project, discussed their progress and work on policies related to open science (OS) with the audience. The participating projects have worked together over the last two years in the 'Policy and Governance' Task Force, one of the six task forces established to support the work of the Working Groups of the former EOSC Executive Board.

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