[IRTalk] Full OA by 2020? Competitiveness Council's conclusions on Open Science

[Ina Smith]

Following their 26-27 May meeting in Brussels, the EU Competitiveness Council (made up of ministers of science, innovation, trade, and industry) declared that all scientific papers should be freely available by 2020. Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, has called the move "life-changing".

https://www.openaire.eu/full-oa-by-2020-competetiveness-council-s-conclusions

Ina Smith
SciELO Planning Manager
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