OpenAIRE has developed a policy checklist and a model policy template to get you started. 

If this is not enough, our expert team in your country (National Open Access Desk - NOAD) can provide hands-on support and guide you to adopt best practices.  

Linked Open Science is the new norm.

Repositories have been the venue in which OA is being fostered for a long time. Starting from publications and research data, OpenAIRE helps you make your Repository interoperable with global e-infrastructures via the OpenAIRE Guidelines.

Take actions towards a sustainable publishing system in OA. Safely manage and publish data.

• EpiSciences: Create and manage overlay OA journals
• Argos: Write, publish and link FAIR Data Management Plans
• Amnesia: Anonymise big datasets in compliance with GDPR guidelines
• Zenodo: Archive and share data, publications, software and other research

Embed intelligent discovery that is driven by “scientific intentions”. 

• OpenAIRE EXPLORE: Expand discoverability of data, publications and software and facilitate research project reporting
• OpenAIRE CONNECT: Highlight collaborations via customised web portals that collect and share research outcomes of University Alliances or Research Initiatives

Track research performance to make policy and strategic decisions for your institution. In a transparent way.

• OpenAIRE MONITOR: Use a customised dasboard to measure and track collaborations, fundings, and openness of research
• Usage Counts: Collect and visualise usage activity of your institution's records via automated & standardised methods
• OpenAPC: Join other libraries to share publishing OA costs, improve transparency, and use for decision making

Train in Open Science to upskill your people. 

• Guides, factsheets and a helpdesk to support all your needs
• OpenAIRE bootcamps: Train your staff with the experts
• Openplato: Use community co-created and authorised open courses