Open Data policy development in Europe is constantly evolving. In an effort to stay abreast of these changes on behalf of the community, SPARC Europe, together with the Digital Curation Centre … Read More
SPARC Europe has released our 2017 Annual Report highlighting efforts and achievements in our work to advance an Open agenda in Europe. The report touches on critical efforts to influence copyright … Read More
SPARC Europe, The University of Cambridge and Jisc have just launched a new competition. We are looking for new and imaginative ideas for engaging researchers in the practices of good Research … Read More
Today, we are launching the next iteration of the SPARC Europe Open Access Champion program with the debut of our Open Data Champions. The aim of the program is to shine … Read More
In an effort to strengthen and secure the network of non-commercial services that underpin the burgeoning field of Open Science, a newly-formed coalition of international organisations, including SPARC Europe, is spearheading … Read More
This year, SPARC Europe voted to add four additional seats to our Board to make it more representative of the people and organisations we serve. As we look to fill these … Read More
This past summer, SPARC Europe conducted a survey, reaching out to the OA community in an effort to gain an understanding of its experience with the SPARC Author Addendum. Though not conclusive, … Read More
Since the start of September, SPARC Europe has been coordinating a coalition of 15 concerned organisations to advocate towards the EU on a draft copyright directive the Parliament, Council and Commission … Read More
SPARC Europe is leading an effort to halt the adoption of potentially harmful provisions found in the current draft of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, and certain amendments, which … Read More