Presented 21.10.15 as part of the "Open Science and Open Data for Innovation" panel at ICT 2015, Lisbon, 21st October 2015

1. e-Infrastructures -
The starting blocks for
Open Science and Innovation
Natalia Manola
Athena Research & Innovation Centre
and University of Athens

2. OPENAIRE
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Open Access
agenda
on everyone’s table
Beyond policies –
Implementation
Participatory design -
33 National Open Access Desks
13M pubs & 11K datasets
250K pubs linked to 7
funders

3. FACTS & LESSONS
LEARNED
Open Science
5 years of OpenAIRE
experience
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4. Open
scholarship in
flux
Data driven science
Web-based research
Social networks
Need to keep up
Be ahead of developments
EXPLORE, ADOPT, ADAPT
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5. One size does
not fit all
Different
disciplines, needs,
behaviors
Interoperability at all
levels
human, organization,
policy, technology
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6. Global Research –
local support &
implementation
Human capacities a
key success factor
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7. e-Infrastructures
hard to grasp
and commit to
Researchers notice when
something goes amiss
Funders need to change from
cost to investment
mentality
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8. Open Science
services for all
Meaningful to all stakeholders
Support evidence-based
decision making through
monitoring
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9. Build trust
Foster uptake
E-Infrastructures based on
community values &
services
Attention to quality
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10. Innovation is
everywhere
Open policies for
innovation, hand in hand with
technologies
(Over)regulation stunts
growth (e.g., TDM licenses)
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11. Build on prior
work
No investment wasted
National, thematic and
institutional centers
Shared investments
All layers in effective
network
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12. EUROPE’S EFFORTS
e-Infrastructures for Open
Science
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A day in a researcher’s
life

13. Beth & colleagues receive a grant
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PFoster Open
Science
OpenAIRE
EUDAT
THOR
EUDAT
OpenAIRE
INRA, FAO,
EFSA, …
Process &
Analyze
Access to facilities
with fast network
GEANT
Common Access
with EduGain
Common
identification with
ORCID
What is similar out
there? Who can I
collaborate with?
What data will I create? How
can
I share it with my
colleagues?
What policies for use and re-
use?
How to best describe it?
Where to store it?
How to make it
accessible?
Preservation?
How, what, when,
where?
Open Peer Review?
How to enhance my
Impact?
EGI
PRACE
Where to run?
What facilities?
How to prepare
and transfer?
Further Analysis
What tools to use?
Do I have big
data?
Can I scan the
literature for similar
results?
OpenAIRE
OpenMinTeD
EGI
OpenAIRE
EUDAT
DOAJ
Re3Data
2
TOPIC: identify water & air borne diseases and
alert
OpenAI
RE
Publish
Store and
Curate

14. Where to find
• OpenAIRE – Open Access infrastructure
• www.openaire.eu
• GEANT – Network, …
• www.geant.eu
• EGI – Cloud services
• www.egi.eu
• EUDAT – Storage and preservation
• www.eudat.eu
• PRACE – High Performance Computing
• www.prace-ri.eu
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15. WHAT’S NEXT?
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16. Future Directions
• Integration of existing e-Infrastructures
• At service and policy level
• Investment on data skills
• Researchers AND support system
• User centric, service oriented
• Keep it simple
• Small steps often lead towards big changes
• Openness at all levels
• Open Science, Open Design, Open Source,…
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17. www.openaire.eu
@openaire_eu
facebook.com/groups/openaire
linkedin.com/groups/OpenAIRE-3893548
Thank you!
Visit us at the EC village
Open Science ev4 / OpenAIRE ev3.a
natalia@di.uoa.gr
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