Research Questions：Eliminating barriers to open access within countries or regions

Conclusion：

I am very pleased to introduce this year's State of Open Data Report.  Since Commissioner Moedas took office and made open science one of his key priorities, open research data has become a centrepiece in research policy discussions.

Last year all European Commission Member States spoke out in favour of full open access to publications and data, reiterating the added value of the Horizon 2020 (H2020) Open Research Data Pilot.  From 2014 to 2016 a total of 68% of projects covered by the Pilot remained open access. This

is encouraging and I am particularly pleased that outside the areas initially covered, 9% of projects voluntarily participated. There is real enthusiasm for research data sharing amongst researchers.

Therefore, the 2017 Open Research Data Pilot has been extended across the entire Horizon 2020 program: it makes open data the default in one

of the biggest research funding programs in the world.  Default opt-out possibilities still remain, however, and there are good reasons - IPR, personal data protection and national security.  €30bn of research funding (the remainder of H2020) will produce open research data in the coming years.

Sir Nigel Shadbolt made an important argument in last year’s State of

Open Data Report. We should not assume that the open research data arguments have been won.  One of the challenges is reluctance and, on occasion, skepticism amongst researchers, much of which stems from the fact that many scientists are still not well informed regarding open science (it is NOT free science), open research data and open access to publications.  Communication and training efforts are so important.

Proposal：

I am very pleased to introduce this year's State of Open Data Report.  Since Commissioner Moedas took office and made open science one of his key priorities, open research data has become a centrepiece in research policy discussions.

Last year all European Commission Member States spoke out in favour of full open access to publications and data, reiterating the added value of the Horizon 2020 (H2020) Open Research Data Pilot.  From 2014 to 2016 a total of 68% of projects covered by the Pilot remained open access. This

is encouraging and I am particularly pleased that outside the areas initially covered, 9% of projects voluntarily participated. There is real enthusiasm for research data sharing amongst researchers.

Therefore, the 2017 Open Research Data Pilot has been extended across the entire Horizon 2020 program: it makes open data the default in one

of the biggest research funding programs in the world.  Default opt-out possibilities still remain, however, and there are good reasons - IPR, personal data protection and national security.  €30bn of research funding (the remainder of H2020) will produce open research data in the coming years.

Sir Nigel Shadbolt made an important argument in last year’s State of

Open Data Report. We should not assume that the open research data arguments have been won.  One of the challenges is reluctance and, on occasion, skepticism amongst researchers, much of which stems from the fact that many scientists are still not well informed regarding open science (it is NOT free science), open research data and open access to publications.  Communication and training efforts are so important.