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Open Access Policy

A national open access strategy is under preparation. In 2015 Poland has accepted an initial document that lays a foundation for a future national open access policy. The document, entitled "Directions of the development of open access to research publications and research results in Poland", recommends a move towards open access to all relevant stakeholders. In March 2018, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) published a report on the implementation of open access policy („Raport nt. realizacji polityki otwartego dostępu do publikacji naukowych w latach 2015-2017”, in Polish only). The document summarized the efforts that had been undertaken in the years 2015-2017, identified barriers to open access and provided recommendations for further work.

European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) National Structure

  • EOSC national structure: EOSC Network – Poland
  • EOSC mandated organisation: National Science Center (NCN)

“EOSC Network – Poland” has been established to support the development of EOSC, coordinate and strengthen EOSC-related activities at the national level and embed them in the international context of EOSC. The informal group is coordinated by the National Science Centre, a national representative to EOSC SB and a mandated organisation to EOSC Association. “EOSC–Network Poland” gathers experts from members and observers of the EOSC Association and is open to any institutions engaged with EOSC or Open Science.

More information: Garavelli, Sara, Märkälä, Anu, & Liinamaa, Iiris. (2021). EOSC National Structures: an overview of the national EOSC coordination and engagement mechanisms in Europe, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5602949. 

At earlier stages, the national participation in EOSC was closely related to the projects listed on the EOSC Synergy website. Institutions involved in EOSC-related projects: 

  • Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (affiliated to the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences), PCSS,
  • Academic Computer Centre CYFRONET AGH.

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