On 2 October 2024, EURAXESS ASEAN and the not-for-profit organisation Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) jointly organised the Webinar “The Future of Research: An Introduction to Open Science”. Open Science is at the centre of the European Union's research and innovation agenda. It makes scientific research, data, and outputs more accessible to all, aims to remove barriers to sharing knowledge and fosters collaboration across disciplines. Through closer cooperation and transparency, Open Science seeks to democratise knowledge, address global challenges, and drive societal progress. Open Science is a legal obligation under Horizon Europe, based on the principle ‘as open as possible, as closed as necessary’.
The Webinar provided a good overview on the Open Science approach, its practices and enablers and tackled the following questions:
- How does Open Science improve collaboration between researchers across different disciplines and countries?
- What are the main challenges in implementing Open Science practices, and how can they be addressed?How does Open Science contribute to solving global challenges such as climate change or public health crises?
- What are the ethical considerations in making scientific data openly accessible to the public?
- How can Open Science promote innovation and accelerate the development of new technologies or solutions?
The EIFL Expert Speakers were:
Iryna Kuchma, Manager, EIFL Open Access Programme
Iryna Kuchma has been managing the EIFL Open Access Programme (EIFL-OA) since 2008. Working in collaboration with libraries and library consortia in more than 50 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, she advocates for open access to research results, facilitates the development and implementation of open science policies and infrastructures, and provides support and training. Iryna sits on the boards of Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) and the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD).
Milica Ševkušić, Project Coordinator, EIFL Open Access Programme
Milica Ševkušić is a Project Coordinator for the EIFL Open Access Programme and a librarian at the Institute of Technical Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. In the capacity of the EIFL-Open Access Programme Country Coordinator she has been supporting Open Access journals in Serbia since 2014. Her professional interests focus on Open Science, library services aimed at supporting research activities, training in academic services and tools, support to Open Access journals, information literacy and research ethics
The Webinar took place in preparation of the Singapore Open Research Conference on 12 November 2024, led by Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
Click here to watch the recording: https://youtu.be/s5rTIKY3ULI
You can also download the presentation slides here.