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Open Science Observatory data for Cyprus
Overview
The Deputy ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital policy of the Republic of Cyprus, informed the Cyprus OpenAIRE team that the Open Science Observatory data for Cyprus was mistakenly provided as it included information from institutions that do not operate under the official state of Cyprus.
Challenge & Scenario
The Open Science Observatory data for Cyprus is currently used as the main portal for observing and identifying the Open Science landscape of Cyprus. It was soon noticed that the data mistakenly included sources not officially related to the Republic of Cyprus research outputs.
Solution & Implementation
The OpenAIRE team was contacted and acted accordingly in order to correctly identify and map all authorised data sources and provide a reliable and trustworthy data space.
Impact
The data are now trusted and can be used by the Deputy ministry and other local stakeholders for reporting or any other reason needed and decisions to be taken.
The University of Cyprus Library, has been acting as a National Open Access Desk (NOAD) of OpenAIRE since 2009.
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Details
On September 2022, OpenAIRE was notified by the Deputy ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital policy, that it came to their attention that in the overall results of the Open Science Observatory the data for Cyprus (https://osobservatory.openaire.eu/country/CY/overview) there were some results from the following 5 institutions
- Near East University
- Eastern Mediterranean University
- Cyprus International University
- Girne American University
- Yakin Dogu Universitesi
These “institutions” operate in the area of the Republic of Cyprus which remains under Turkish military occupation since 1974 and they are unlawfully operating “educational institutions”, since they are not in compliance with the relevant Laws and Regulations of the Republic of Cyprus on Higher Education. Therefore, these “institutions” are not recognized by the Republic of Cyprus and operate outside the legal and institutional framework of the Republic of Cyprus.
For this reason, any information obtained from not authorised institutions regarding their research work and produced publications and data must not be presented/displayed to/as elements of the Republic of Cyprus but also at the level of the European Union.
Thus, the OpenAIRE team was asked to revise the methodology of extracting data so as not to include information obtained from the abovementioned illegal universities of the occupied territories of Cyprus.
To address this issue, the OpenAIRE team took action and utilised OpenOrgs to manually curate the data. By editing the metadata and setting information about the country to “unknown”, the team was able to ensure that the data accurately reflected the legitimate educational institutions of Cyprus. Thanks to these efforts, the data in the Open Science Observatory, and other OpenAIRE portals, is now correct and up to date.
To view live the statistics, please visit the country page of Cyprus at https://osobservatory.openaire.eu/country/CY/overview
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