Budapest (On-site)
On 21.11.2024 between 10:00 – 16.15 CET
Focus on Open Science
Budapest
Chapter XLV
An event organised by: SKS Knowledge Services, Electronic Information Service National Programme / Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and in collaboration with UCL Office for Open Science University College London, UCL Press and LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries).
A 2024 World Science Forum satellite event on the latest advancement in Open Science and Citizen Science.
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About the event
Open Science describes the current transition in how research is undertaken, how the outputs are stored and disseminated, how researchers collaborate, how success is measured and how researchers are rewarded for more transparent and collaborative approaches. Open Science has the potential to transform the research landscape. This potential has been successfully tested – if only that – during pandemic times.
Open Science started as a vision, aiming to address matters like research reproducibility and access to the results of publicly-funded research. The vision was generally welcome by academic and research institutions and benefited from a great advocacy movement. It’s high time now to build on practice and effective management.
It is generally accepted in Europe that research should be as open as possible and as close as necessary. Finding the borderline between the two is one of the most important tasks for practitioners, whether they belong to funders, research organisations, their partners or researchers themselves.
Yet, this borderline is not sufficiently explored. Guidelines based on feedback and learning from practice should be created, rather sooner than later.
This innovative approach to research has further potential: to address existing inequalities and matters like inclusivity, ethics, better assessment or the missing links between science and society or to re-shape public-private partnerships.
This Open Science event is organised by: SKS Knowledge Services, Electronic Information Service National Programme / Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and in collaboration with UCL Office for Open Science University College London, UCL Press and LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries).
Emphasizing research practices, we will discuss the role of research organisations to support this transition, both acting local and internationally.
The results of the workshops will be captured in a formal report. The report is intended to be used by all involved partners, to advance the implementation of Open Science in their communities and their own institutions.
The language of this event is English.
The Workshop format offers both on-the-spot interactions and follow-up opportunities.
Please feel welcomed to participate to the sessions and to extend your professional network at the international level.
We look forward to seeing you in November, in what promises to be a stimulating event!
Agenda
10:00
Welcome Coffee
10:30
Prof. Dr István Monok, DSc Director General, Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Dr Tiberius Ignat, Director at SKS Knowledge Services.
Opening Notes
10:45
Prof. Dr Eva Méndez
Director of the Open Science Lab at UC3M and CoARA Steering Board Member, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
From Open Science to CoARA and Back: Reinforcing Open Science Policies Together.
11:20
Julien Roche
LIBER President, Director of Libraries and Learning Center at University of Lille
Being impactful in Open Science – the role of academic libraries.
12:15
Szilvia Maróthy
L’Harmattan Publishing House
openaccess.pub — Towards an AI assisted international OA publication platform
12:45
LUNCH BREAK
13:45
Prof. Dr Jean-Claude Burgelmann
Emeritus Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB) and Director at Frontiers Planet Prize
Open Science: Why is the Roll-out So Slow?
14:15
Dr Tiberius Ignat
Director at SKS Knowledge Services
Research Security and Open Science: keeping track of the Council’s Recommendations.
14:45
Daniel Spichtinger
Independent Consultant
Whatever works – A Practical Approach to Open Science.
15:15
Dr István Szabó
Vice CEO for Strategy and Innovation, Hungarian Research Network HQ
Creating a culture of open science in Hungary.
15:45
All Speakers
Discussion Panel moderated by Dr Tiberius Ignat
16:15
Dr Tiberius Ignat
Director SKS Knowledge Services
Closing Remarks
Speakers and Abstracts
Prof. István Monok
Prof. István Monok is the Director General of the Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and President of the Book History Working Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is co-president of the International Association of Hungarian Studies. Previously he was appointed Director General of the National Széchényi Library in Budapest and served in this capacity between 1999 and 2009. During his directorship he promoted the international contacts and co-operations of the Library and the digitization of its holdings in the Hungarian Electronic Library. He was also involved in the creation of EUROPEANA as board member of The European Library and he is member of the advisory board of several major European libraries including the Vatican Library. Beside being a lecturer at Szeged University, EszterházyKároly University he taught as guest professor in Paris at the École pratiques des hautesétudes and the École nationale des chartres (Sorbonne), as well as at the universities of Bologna, Jyväskylä, Cluj-Napoca and Erlangen. Currently he is also the head of Comenius Institute Department of Cultural Heritage Studies at Tokaj University, leading the Speculum research group of the University and also the leader of the “From treasury to library: studies on the library and patronage of Palatin Pál Eszterházy” research group funded by the National Scientific Research Fund Programme.
Dr István Szabó
István Szabó PhD is the vice president for science and international affairs at the National Research, Development and Innovation Office. An economist and researcher by profession, as VP at NRDIO Dr Szabó primarily focuses on the improvement of the national innovation ecosystem and is dedicated to making Hungary’s world-class RDI-output visible and accessible on an international level. Dr Szabó is an active researcher with special emphasis on research infrastructures and also a lecturer in the field of RDI at a number of higher education institutes like the Budapest Business School and the University of Pannonia. As the devoted ambassador of Open Science he has a plan of ever widening the network of OS-supporters throughout Hungary. Dr Szabó likes to spend as much of his free time with his family as possible. As an impassioned cyclist, he rides his bicycle to and from work almost every day.
Abstract:
Open science is now a solid part of the policy agenda in Hungary. What were the steps that helped reach this in the academic sector and what are the challenges? HUN-REN, as a research institution network, has also adopted these ideas, but there is still much to do. What are the benefits of open science for the individual researcher, and what initiatives support it at HUN-REN?
Prof. Dr Eva Maria Mendez Rodriguez
Eva Méndez holds a PhD in Library and Information Science (LIS) and is an expert in metadata. According to her Twitter profile, she is an “open-knowledge militant” (@evamen). She has been a lecturer at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) since 1997. Dr. Méndez has actively participated in several international research teams, advisory boards, and communities, including DCMI, OpenAire, Metadata2020, and RDA. In 2005-06, she was awarded a Fulbright Research Scholarship at the University of North Carolina Metadata Research Centre at Chapel Hill (USA). She has contributed to multiple research projects (e.g. FAIRsFAIR, FAIR4Health, YUFERING, Skills4EOSC, etc.) and has served as an advisor to numerous others in areas related to Open Research, standardization, metadata, the semantic web, open data, digital repositories and libraries, as well as information policies for development in various countries. In 2015, she received the Young Researcher of Excellence award from her university. In November 2017, she was named “Open Data Champion” by SPARC Europe. She chaired the EU-OSPP (European Open Science Policy Platform) on behalf of YERUN (Young European Research Universities Network) during its second mandate and served as the RDA (Research Data Alliance) ambassador for interdisciplinary research. Dr. Méndez was Deputy Vice President for Scientific Policy (2017–2023) and previously for Strategy and Digital Education at UC3M. Earlier this year (2024), she was a visiting scholar at COKI (Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative) in Perth, WA). Eva is currently the director of the Open Science Lab on meta-research for Open Science and a member of the Steering Board of CoARA (Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment).
Abstract:
Professor Eva Méndez will explore how the journey to implement Open Science principles has paved the way for the establishment of the CoARA coalition. She will reflect on the challenges and milestones that have shaped this path and highlight how CoARA, through the collective power of its community of practice, is a driving force to turn Open Science into a tangible reality. She will explain how CoARA reinforces the principles of Open Science by fostering collaboration and a commitment to reforming research assessment, creating a feedback loop that strengthens both initiatives and promotes their long-term impact on the global research ecosystem. This talk will also state the current status of CoARA and the way forward for the community.
Julien Roche
Julien Roche served as Director of the libraries of the University of Lille – Sciences and Technologies from 2005 to 2018, where he led a strategic project for the university: the creation of the LILLIAD Innovation Learning Center, to support the innovation process of the university, including a new building opened in September 2016.
Following a merger of Lille’s three universities he became, in March 2018, director of libraries at the newly enlarged University of Lille. From 2010 to 2016, Julien served on LIBER’s Executive Board. He was also Chair of the LIBER Steering Committee on Reshaping the Research Library and led the Leadership Working Group, which is responsible for two leadership programs: the Emerging Leaders programme (part of the LIBER brand since 2011) and the LIBER Journées programme, launched in 2015. In July 2018, he was elected as LIBER Vice-President. In July 2022, he was approved as LIBER President.
Julien Roche also has several national responsibilities including co-chair of the “European and international” college of the French Open Science Committee since July 2018.
Abstract:
Research and university libraries are key players for Open Science since many years now, starting with Open Access in the years 2000 up to nowadays, with recent developments such as data curation, institutional publishing or bibliometrics. The presentation will demonstrate the impact of such a long term commitment to support the academic and research community, identifying, from the library perspective, the main challenges ahead, action plans and best practices delivered and promoted by libraries, as well as recommendations for the future.
Prof. Dr Jean-Claude Burgelmann
Jean-Claude Burgelman is emeritus professor social sciences at the Free University of Brussels. He retired in 2020 from the European Commission Brussels where he was in charge from 2014 onwards, of Open Science at the Diretorate General for Research and Innovation. His team developed the EC’s polices on open science, the European Open Science Cloud, open data and open access. He joined the European Commission in 1999 as a Visiting Scientist in the Joint Research Centre where he was in charge of socio-economic research on digital technologies. In January 2008, he moved to the Bureau of European Policy Advisers (attached to the president of the EC) and one year later joined DG RTD, where he created top level advisory boards like the European Research and Innovation Area Board, the Innovation for Growth Group and the European Forum for Forward Looking Activities. All these groups contributed to the design of the EC’s huge Framework programs for research and innovation.
Till 2000 he was full professor of communication technology policy at the Free University of Brussels, as well as the founding director its research Centre for Studies on Media, Information and Telecommunication. He has been visiting professor at the University of Antwerp, the European College of Brughes and the University of South Africa and sits on several academic journals. He chaired the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Innovation and was a member of its Science Advisory Committee.
He recently joined the advisory board of Open Knowledge Maps, Scimagine and became the editor in chief of Frontiers Policy Lab.
In 2022 he became the director of the Frontiers Planet Prize, a global competition to ignite science that can save the planet.
Abstract:
Like sustainability, OS is a concept no one really disputes. In fact, like with sustainability, a whole system of conferences, papers, declarations, meetings etc has developed since OS became, txs to the EC policy (2016 >) mainly, a global topic in science policy . And similar to sustainability, it doesn’t advance fast nor well enough. OA is still marginal; OD still has to take off etc Why? 1. OS challenges large vested interests (TA) 2. OS challenges the conservatism of the sector (how many universites did embrace this in their recognistion shemes) 3. The essence of the debate (OA and OD) get endlessly side tracking (coARA) 4. OS will be critically challenged by AI.
Daniel Spichtinger
I am an independent consultant helping stakeholders to understand and implement EU open science policy. From 2012-2018 I was a member of the unit dealing with open science in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. In this capacity I contributed to the development of EU open access policies. Since the end of my contract, I have returned to Vienna and now work as a self-employed expert. In this capacity, I have been involved in a number of open access projects, such as developing recommendations for an Open Access and Research Data Policy in Malta (for the EC Policy Support Facility) and a study of Open Access and Open Data in Azerbaijan (for IDI/EuropeAID). I am also the co-chair of European Association for Research Managers and Administrators’ (EARMA) Open Science Thematic Group.
Abstract:
The presentation, “Whatever works – A Practical Approach to Open Science” by Daniel Spichtinger, explores open science as a transformative yet complex field aimed at making scientific research accessible, equitable, and inclusive. He describes open science as a multifaceted concept involving various efforts to remove barriers across the research process. He highlights ongoing tensions, such as viewing science as a public good versus a commodity and the debate between radical and incremental change. Emphasizing the diverse narratives within open science, he points out the need for tailored approaches across disciplines and institutions. He argues for a practical approach that should take into account DEI but should not be dominated by ideology. Recent EU Council recommendations advocate reforms to support open access, multilingual dissemination, and stronger open science policies within the European Research Area. With the transition compared to turning a supertanker, Spichtinger underscores the marathon-like nature of implementing open science and invites active collaboration in realizing its full potential, including through policy and training in data management and FAIR data practices.
Dr Tiberius Ignat
Tiberius Ignat is the Director of SKS Knowledge Services, a mission-driven company operating in the quaternary sector of the economy to make Research a popular culture. His company runs a successful series of workshops – Focus On Open Science, now in its 10th year. After being a long-time individual member of the European Association of Research Libraries (LIBER), he became a LIBER Associate through his company, where he founded and is now the co-chair of the LIBER Citizen Science Working Group.
Tiberius founded and served as the vice-chair of the Working Group “Citizen Science at University” at the European Citizen Science Association, and he is a member of the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (US). He is a member of the Scientific Committee for OAI, the CERN – Geneva University Workshop on open science and a member of the core group at EARMA’s Open Science Thematic Group (The European Association of Research Managers and Administrators). He developed and launched BESPOC (Broad Engagement in Science, Point of Contact), a model for science-society engagement now implemented by a number of European universities.
Tiberius is an EU Expert and occasionally assesses research proposals under EU funding schemes.
He was part of the Sorbonne Declaration on Research Data Rights organising committee.
Tiberius Ignat has a PhD in Library and Information Science from the University of Bucharest and is an active researcher in research management, participatory science, and the impact of new technology on the research cycle.
Abstract:
There is widespread agreement on the benefits of Open Science—enhanced peer review, transparency, reproducibility, and broader impact. However, recent developments suggest that support for open science is becoming more conditional. On May 23, EU Ministers adopted a recommendation to enhance research security, addressing risks from openness and international cooperation, such as knowledge transfer, malign influence, and ethical violations. The EU Member states are expected to report on implementation within the Biennial Report on the Implementation of the Global Approach by the middle of 2025. These concerns extend beyond Europe. The U.S. introduced in 2022 the “Guidance for Implementing National Security (Presidential Memorandum 33)”, and Canada established its “National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships” in 2023. We expect Europe to continue moving in a similar direction, reflecting a global trend toward securing research environments amid geopolitical tensions. Open Science thrived in a globalised world committed to collaboration on issues like climate change, space, and health. Western civilisation was a model for most of the Globe. Now, we witness the change. Indeed, our world is transforming under protectionism, restricted mobility, and manipulated communications. Global cooperation is now under strain. The goal of this presentation is to foster dialogue to adapt Open Science principles to this new geopolitical landscape, enhance education for researchers, research managers and librarians, discuss key security recommendations, and encourage networking.
Szilvia Maróthy
Founded in 1999, L’Harmattan Publishing House (Budapest) has published more than 2000 academic titles in the last two decades, mainly in the field of humanities and social sciences. We launched our Open Access book publishing platform in 2022, publishing mainly Hungarian and English monographs and edited books. We have started a research and development project aimed at developing AI-based tools for discovery services and attracting Central European partners for Gold and Diamond OA publishing. The presentation will introduce the main functionalities of our publishing platform, our publishing strategies with partner institutions, and the first pilot of the AI-based multilingual search and content extraction tool we developed.
