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SPARC Europe publishes new strategy 2025-2028

21st January 2025News, Open Access, Open Data, Open Education, Open Science

A new strategy will guide SPARC Europe’s work over the next four years. The vision behind our strategy continues to be that European education and research be open by default for the Higher Education community, research, education, industry, and for society as a whole.

We are dedicated to fostering a fair knowledge ecosystem that upholds diversity, equity, and inclusion while securing the future of open science.

Six goals will lead us in our mission to advance open knowledge:

  • Strengthen Open Access, Open Science/Research and Open Education policy in Europe and align where possible
  • Help sustain the Opens, i.e. Open Access, Open Science/Research and Open Education, and help make this ecosystem more sustainable
  • Help demonstrate the value of open and measure the impact of Open Science/Research through monitoring
  • Defend the value of open in the face of risking the enclosure of open posed by political and technological developments
  • Better ensure that open knowledge practices are rewarded and incentivised
  • Connect the Open movements of Open Access, Open Science/Research and Open Education

In keeping with these goals, we will implement the new strategy by focusing on policy development and monitoring in Europe, and we will continue to advocate for an Open Europe in Higher Education. By convening and collaborating with a variety of stakeholders, we will increase the evidence base, share good practices, advocate for policies and initiatives that support inclusive participation in scholarly communication, protect open science, and promote sustainable, longer-term models to help ensure Open Access, Open Research or Science, and Open Education becomes and remains the norm. 

Read the strategy.