On March 26, the European Parliament adopted the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, after several years of development and negotiations marked by intense lobbying from all sides. With … Read More
This week, SPARC Europe, in consultation with ALLEA, The European Foundation Centre (EFC) and Science Europe, sent surveys to almost 200 funding bodies throughout Europe. The initiative is intended to garner … Read More
The SPARC Europe Board elected a new Chair of the Board at its March 2019 Board Meeting. The new Chair is Mr Ignasi Labastida i Juan. Ignasi works in the Research … Read More
SPARC Europe, together with DCC, EBLIDA, LIBER, and IFLA, have been successful in promoting Open Science throughout the trilogue negotiation of the proposed directive on the re-use of public sector information … Read More
This week the EU agreed on a compromise draft for the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. This bears evidence that much of what we were fighting for – … Read More
Today, SPARC Europe formally responded to Plan S on its implementation guidelines. We address a range of issues including the need for reform in research evaluation, publication costs and ensuring financial … Read More
SPARC Europe’s 2018 Annual Report, which highlights the work we have done and achieved to advance Open in Europe, has been published. The report touches on critical efforts to influence policy … Read More
An updated analysis of Open Data and Open Science policies across Europe reports a continued increase in the growth of related policies and an increase in uptake in countries where no … Read More
Today we are releasing a briefing paper looking at two central concepts commonly found in research funder and government data sharing policies: FAIR and Open Data. As many people confuse and … Read More