Our organisation.
Structure, people & operations.
OpenAIRE was established in 2018 to ensure a permanent presence and structure for a European-wide national policy and open scholarly communication infrastructure.
OpenAIRE is a Non-Profit Partnership (NPP) incorporated under the provisions of Greek Law (articles 741 onwards of the Greek Civil Code) and Law No 4072/2012.
Governance
OpenAIRE is a participatory initiative from its onset and is reflected in its governance structure:
- General Assembly: the highest decision making body (votes from regular members).
- Executive Board: supervises the activities of the organisation.
- Standing Committees: provide strategic guidance to the operation of the organisation.
- Working Groups: provide hands on guidance and results for the implementation of Open Science.
- Management Office: carries out all daily activities.
- Ethics Advisory Committee: oversees ethical issues of the infrastructure.

Executive Board
The chair of the Executive Board and General Assembly is Joeri Both.
Office Team
Standing Committees
Open Science Strategies Standing Committee
Identifies emerging and analyses existing policies regarding Open Science.
Services and Technology Standing Committee
Defines, assesses and expands the OpenAIRE services with focus on the interoperability within the global context.
Training and Support Standing Committee
Develops training strategy, monitors and measures training operations.
Outreach, Communication and Engagement Standing Committee
Provides a communications, outreach and engagement strategy, recommends the prioritization for services and stakeholders, and is responsible for onboarding new OpenAIRE members.
Working Groups
AI Bots and Repositories WG
The AI Bots and Repositories Working Group evaluates the impact of AI crawler traffic on repositories and develops practical recommendations for managing AI access to repository content in a sustainable, fair, and technically effective way.
Monitor OS Policies WG
Research Data Management WG
The Research Data Management (RDM) WG focuses on institutional and national RDM support and good practice exchange.
Guidelines
The objective of this working group is to continue the development of the metadata guidelines and application profiles within OpenAIRE projects, ensuring community convergence and updates.
EOSC WG
The EOSC WG discusses the potential new role of NOADs and the EOSC implementation at national level.





























