Open Science framework for Estonia
Martin Eessalu
Ministry of Education and Research 6.11.2019
● State-of-play
● Open Science framework
● The principles and the goals in the framework
● Governance
● Stakeholder consultation
State-of-play
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Green Open Access for publications – mandatory self-archiving
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Open Data – Estonian Research
Council requires Data Managment Plan, no specific overarching policy, mandatory in two language-related R&D programmes.
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Relevant infrastructure, eg
– ETAIS as the national HPC competence centre,
– NATARC for life sciences,
– Estonian Research Information System (national CRIS).
Open Science framework for Estonia
● A policy framework covers all relevant aspects of Open Science:
– access to publications,
– access to data,
– communication and skills,
– infrastructure,
– evaluation of research.
● Annexed to the development plan for research, development, innovation and enterprenurship (2021-2035).
● Based on many internal and external policy recommendations and studies.
The main principle
Open Science makes scientific results available to society, enterprises, and researchers, and drives the the process of research to become more transparent and effective. Open Science is a horizontal value and practice through the Estonian R&D-system, that is being taken into account in science communication, research evaluation, funding decisions and ensuring access to scientific information.
Thematic principles
● Publications funded by the public sector are freely available.
● Research data gathered with public sector funding is made accessible.
● Researchers, enterpreneurs and society at large know the essence of Open Science and they value and use it on a daily basis.
● For implementing Open cience principles, the neccessary infrastrucure is being developed.
● Open Science principles are taken into account in in making funding decisions and career evaluation.
Publications
● Publications funded by the public sector are freely available.
● The main RD-funding instruments (grants and core funding), but also sectoral R&D.
● Embargo max 12 months.
● CC-BY preference.
● Estonian journals funded by the public sector need to provide immediate Open Access to its content.
● Open Access cannot reduce the researchers’ access to scientific information: a balancing excercise with subscriptions.
Research data
● Research data funded by the public sector are freely available.
● The main RD-funding instruments (grants and core funding), but also sectoral R&D.
● FAIR-principles apply.
● Open licences (such as CC-BY) are recommended.
● Exceptions for data protection and IO reasons.
Communication and skills
● Spreading awareness on Open Science among different target groups:
researchers, enterpreneurs and society.
● Researchers accepts Open Science as a normal part of life.
● Enterprises and other organisations are aware of the possibilities that Open Science offers.
● Skill development: the diversity of publishing options, data analysis and managment etc.
Infrastructure
● The R&D institutions have the neccessary infrastructure spread their results (both publications and data).
● The crucial data managment competence will be pooled under the umbrella of a national competence centre.
Research evaluation
● National and institutional research/career evaluatuion follows the DORA principles:
focus on the content and the quality, and journal-based indicatiors are avoided (eg JIF).
● Quality criteria for repositories and journals.
Governance
● The Ministry of Education and Research is responsible for the overall governance and the directing of Open Science.
● The Estonian Research Council is responsible for the coordination of reaching the Open Science goals.
– Coordination board gives advice on all the strategic and more specific requirements regarding OS. That includes more precise recommendations on the thematic priorities.
Distribution of roles
● The Ministry of Education and Research and other ministries: legal framework, national contact-point, (funding) measures to meet the goals.
● The Estonian Research Council:
integration of OS principles into the grant scheme, research evaluation, quality criteria for repositories and journals, central communication.
● R&D institutions: applying the principles inside the institution, skill development, internal communication, infrastructure, Open Science in curriculum.
Stakeholder consultation
● The framework document is currently in consultation.
● A round table of Estonian Open Science experts will gather in next month to give feedback.
● After that the the framework will be circulated officially among the institutions and the stakeholders.
Thank you!
Martin Eessalu
martin.eessalu@hm.ee
