Designing Successful Open Access and Open Data Policies: Intermediate

by David Ball available at https://www.fosteropenscience.eu/node/2075.

Skills you will gain Data quality assurance using open standards Assess FAIRness and check policy compliance Apply policies to comply legal requirements, ethical & FAIR principles Research integrity, attribution, impact awareness

Description

The course is aimed at those with an intermediate level of knowledge, and comprises:

  • A general introduction to terms and operation of Open Access and Open Data.
  • An exposition of demonstrable advantages of Open Access and Open Data for the funder’s remit.
  • An explanation of the requirements of Horizon 2020 regarding Open Access and Open Data.
  • An exposition of the PASTEUR4OA analysis of characteristics of successful policies and mandates.
  • A guide to developing effective Open Data policies.
  • Examples of successful policies and mandates.
  • Suggested further reading.

Keywords open science open access open data open science policies open access policies funders policies open data policies