The coordination aims to promote national dialogue on the objectives and means of open scholarship, to increase cooperation and to raise awareness of the opportunities, challenges and solutions of open scholarship. The coordination model is based on collaboration between the steering group, expert panels and working groups. The whole is supported by Secretariat of the National Coordination for Open Science and Research in Finland (AVOTT), which operates in the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies (TSV) with funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture (OKM). At the core of the coordination is the National Steering Group for Open Science and Research, which consists of members appointed by the organisations of the Finnish research community. The steering group meets about every two months. The aim of the group is to define the national direction for open science and research. The steering group works in close cooperation with expert groups. Expert groups meet at annual open science and research events. There is an open invitation procedure in the expert groups, i.e. membership is based on everyone’s own expertise without special representation of the organisation. Coordination is strongly based on the cooperation of the entire research community. The coordination includes universities, universities of applied sciences, research institutes, financiers, libraries and archives.
National Open Science and Research Coordination
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Country | Finland |
Start date | 2018 |
Annual Budget | €3.5 M |
Responsible organisation(s) | Academic cooperation |
Target group(s) | research institutions, universities, funding agencies, learned societies, research libraries, archives, scholarly publishers, and various academies and national scientific boards and committees |
Policy instrument type | coordinative framework |
The Ministry of Education and Culture assigned the responsibility for coordinating national open scholarship and responsible research issues to the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies (TSV). The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies (TSV) plays a pivotal role in advancing open science in Finland. TSV is responsible for the national coordination of open science and research in Finland. TSV has been instrumental in developing strategic principles and policies for open access in Finland. For instance, by 2022, TSV aimed to apply Creative Commons licenses to all new research publications to provide open access and protect researchers' rights. The federation supports and develops scholarly communication and publishing, promoting awareness and usage of research results. It also assists its members in engaging in science policy discussions, thereby fostering a culture of open science. TSV hosts several expert bodies that contribute to responsible research practices, including the Committee for Public Information, the Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity, and the Publication Forum. These bodies play a crucial role in promoting open science and ensuring the integrity of research. TSV promotes multilingualism in scientific communication, recognizing the importance of accessibility and inclusivity in open science.
The Coordination aims to link all members of the research community to ensure that Finland develops an inclusive research environment where Open Science aims can be reached and monitored. All the key organisations in the Finnish research community have nominated their representatives to the National Open Science and Research Steering Group. The Coordination, through its Steering Group, promotes the Declaration for Open Science and Research, open science policies and other national open science recommendations. The Steering Group prepares policies and recommendations in cooperation with the expert groups. All national policies and recommendations will be offered for commentary and will thus be a result of direct consultation with the research community. The Steering Group thus brings together the voice of the research community and sets the shared direction. The mandate of the Steering Group's activities arises from wide representation, open commentary on all policy drafts, and principles of co-writing.
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