SPARC Europe Open / FAIR Data Resources

Open / FAIR Data policy and advocacy resources for you to re-use

• An Analysis of Open Science Policies in Europe, v7, 2021
  This report looks at national Open Science policies in Europe. It is the 7th update in a series. This report gives an update on OS policy development in Europe. In addition, this version also contains a new section on international OS policy developments, together with updates on policy-related activities among European Commission-supported INFRAEOSC 5b projects.
• An Analysis of Open Science Policies in Europe v6, 2020
  This report looks at national Open Science policies in Europe. It is the 6th update in a series.
  This report gives an update on OS policy development in Europe. Also reporting on EOSC project activities and COVID-19 this time.
• FAIRSFAIR Policy Enhancement Recommendations, 2020
  This report was a deliverable for the FAIRSFAIR Project making recommendations to national policymakers, funders, Higher Ed institutions and publishers based on the Turning FAIR into Reality (TFiR) report.
• An Analysis of Open Science Policies in Europe v5, 2020
  This report looks at national Open Science policies in Europe. It is the 5th update in a series.
  This report takes a deep dive into a range of national policies.
• An Analysis of Open Science Policies in Europe v4, 2019
  This report looks at national Open Data and Open Science policies in Europe: at who has led them, how hard or soft are they and other policy characteristics. It is the 4th update in a series.
• Using open and FAIR data to increase research efficiency , 2019
  This briefing looks at some of the economics of open and FAIR data.
• Research Integrity through Open Science and FAIR Data , 2019
  This briefing paper looks at how Open Science and FAIR data contributes to research integrity goals.
• FAIR and Open Data: A Briefing for Policymakers and Senior Managers , 2018
  This briefing paper demystifies common misconceptions around FAIR and Open Data and advocates for both to be addressed in research data policy.
• An Analysis of Open Data and Open Science Policies in Europe, Update 3 , 2018
  This report looks at national Open Data and Open Science policies in Europe: at who has led them, how hard or soft are they and other policy characteristics. It is the 3rd update in a series.
• FAIR and Open Data: A Briefing for Policymakers and Senior Managers , 2018
  This briefing paper demystifies common misconceptions around FAIR and Open Data and advocates for both to be addressed in research data policy.
• Developing an Open Science Policy in Cyprus, A Case Study , 2018
  This case study describes the process of creating an Open Science policy in Cyprus.
• Data management. Learning from the innovators: 2 leading funders compared , 2018
  This short policy analysis compares the data policies of Wellcome and the European Commission on a number of levels: on their take on open data, DMPs, FAIR, infrastructure and rewards for example.
• Open Data Case Study: UK Concordat on Open Research Data , 2017
  This case study describes the UK’s Concordat or agreed principles for working with open research data in the UK in a more harmonised way.
• An Analysis of Open Data and Open Science Policies in Europe Version 2 , Update Jan 2018
  This report looks at national Open Data and Open Science policies in Europe: at who has led them, how hard or soft are they and other policy characteristics.
• SPARC Europe Briefing on the Value of Open Data to Institutions , 2017
  This briefing paper provides guidance to the risks and benefits of Open Data and RDM for institutional research managers.
• A Snapshot of Open Data and Open Science Policies in Europe Update Oct 2017 , Update Oct 2017
  This paper links to a variety of national and regional policies from across Europe.
• SPARC Europe Open Data Citation Advantage Briefing , 2017
  This SPARC Europe briefing paper shows some of the evidence that open data practice is having a positive impact on certain academic domains.

Europe’s Open Data Champions
This highlights some of the persons who are driving Open Data forward in Europe’s academic communities.