The Parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation unanimously adopted (with two abstentions) the project of Open Access Decree supported by the Minister of Higher Education and Research, Jean-Claude Marcourt, aiming at establishing a policy of free access to scientific publications. The text of the decree stipulates that all scientific articles subsidized by public funds must beContinue reading “An Open Access mandate adopted by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Government”
Tag Archives: policy
World Intellectual Property Day and the Anne Frank Case
It’s a recurring discussion. Every time a major work is about to enter the public domain, debate flares up if and when it can be freely accessed. Due to differences in national copyright legislation it is often difficult to determine when copyright protection ends. In a time where access to knowledge is global, this leadsContinue reading “World Intellectual Property Day and the Anne Frank Case”
New open access policy @ University of Antwerp
Researchers are mandated to deposit at least the final author version, which will be available in open access if possible. More information on the website of the University of Antwerp
International Council for Science endorses open access to scientific record; cautions against misuse of metrics
ICSU, of which Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium is a member, endorsed open access principles and provided key recommendations guarding against the misuse of metrics in the evaluation of research performance. Read their press release
“Open Science Works!”
This morning, I went – on behalf of Creative Commons – to the “Open Science Works!” meeting in the European Parliament. The meeting was organized under the auspices of MEP Marietje Schaake with the support of the TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD)
Open Access Belgium 