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International Strategy for Research and Innovation
A communication setting out a new strategy for international cooperation in research and innovation, in particular with a view to implementing Horizon 2020.
Open Access in a Time of Change
Speech by EU Commissioner C. Moedas at the Frankfurt Book Fair
European Countries are Reaping the Benefits
How do European countries use open data? Who are the trend setters? And what impact does open data have on our economy & society? A first report looked at Open Data Maturity and Readiness.
Where to now regarding Framework 9?
Colin Macilwain presents five take-home messages from today's Framework 9 event in Brussels.
Science advisers need to explain the evidence
People no longer take science advice on trust, and science advisers need to provide evidence for their recommendations, according to Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Science, Research and Innovation.
Europe proposes copyright reform to help scientists mine research papers
Long-awaited plan would exempt computer-aided harvesting from EU copyright law.
Commission proposes copyright exception for researchers
As part of its update of EU copyright rules, the European Commission today proposed a copyright exception that would permit researchers to analyse on a large scale scientific data to which they have lawful access.
Commission Mandates Open Data From January 2017
A recent statement from Carlos Moedas told us that “as of the Work Programme 2017, the current Open Research Data Pilot will be extended to cover all thematic areas of Horizon 2020, making open research data the default setting. This means that as of January 1st 2017, all funded proposals will need to make all of the data and digital research outputs they generate openly available.