Plan S briefing from National Open Research Foundation - Patricia Clarke

1. The national policy context for the
introduction of Plan-S
Dr Patricia Clarke, Health Research Board
National Open Research Forum
Plan-S Briefing, Royal Irish Academy, 22 January 2019

2. EU
Recommendations
Horizon
2020
EuropeanCloud
Initiative
Communication
EUCouncil
Conclusions
OpenScience
Policy
Platform
EUDataPackage
revised
recommendations
andPSIDirective
Horizon
Europe
proposal
Plan-S
• Open Access to publications to be default by 2020
• National policies to facilitate re-use of publicly funded research data
• Changing culture - Skills and competencies; rewards and incentives
2012
Jan
2014
April
2016
May
2016
May
2016
April
2018
June
2018
Sept
2018
Policy Timeline
Direction

3. EU
Recommendations
Horizon
2020
EuropeanCloud
Initiative
Communication
May2016
EUCouncil
Conclusions
OpenScience
Policy
Platform
EUData
Package
Horizon
Europe
proposal
Plan-S
2012 Jan
2014
April
2016
May
2016
May
2016
April
2018
June
2018
Sept
2018
Policy Timeline
2012
National Principles on
Open Access
Publications
2017
National Open
Research Forum
established

4. National Open Research Forum (NORF)
• Co-chaired by HEA and HRB with Secretariat provided by DBEI
• Broad membership - policy, research funding, research performing, library sector and
other key stakeholders
• Working Group structures
• Innovation 2020 Action 4.7
“to develop a common understanding and awareness of national
requirements, to make best use of existing capacity, to avoid
duplication of efforts and inconsistences, and to advise on timely
and efficient implementation in Ireland of EU policy developments “.
“working in synergy with other relevant EU and national
discussions”.
National Approach
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5. Deliverables Phase 1
(March 2017- May 2018)
National Statement on Transitioning to an
Open Research Environment
• Turning Words into Actions – A Vision for Open Research
in Ireland
Vision
• National Open Access (to Publications) Principles
Statement
Open Access
• Research Data PrinciplesOpen Data
• Research Information Infrastructure Roadmap
• Joint Statement of Principle on the adoption and use of
ORCID and related persistent identifier infrastructure
Research
Infrastructure
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6. • July 2018: Draft prepared by NORF WG Chairs
• Nov 2018: Consultation
• March 2019: Innovation 2020 HLG for sign-off and adoption
National Statement on Transitioning to an
Open Research Environment
(http://norf-ireland.net/)
Open Access to research publications
Management of research data, including open data
Infrastructures for access and preservation of research
Skills and competences
Incentives and rewards
Key
Issues

7. Consultation responses
• Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), Nimbus
Research Centre
• Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI)
• Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)
Technology University (TU) Dublin Open
Research Group
• Economic and Social Research Institute
(ESRI)
• Enterprise Ireland (EI)
• Health Research Board (HRB)
• International Association of STM
Publishers (STM)
• Irish Humanities Alliance (IHA)
• Irish Research Council (IRC)
• Irish Universities Association (IUA)
• Irish Universities Association Librarians
Group (IUA LG)
• Maynooth University (MU) Research
Committee
• National Library of Ireland (NLI)
• National University of Ireland Galway
(NUIG)
• National University of Ireland Galway
(NUIG) Moore Institute
• Royal College of Physicians (RCSI)
• Royal Irish Academy (RIA)
• Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
• SciPol Independent Consultancy
• Teagasc
• Teagasc CELUP Crop Research
• Technological Higher Education Association
(THEA)
• Trinity College Dublin (TCD) DARIAH
• Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Open
Scholarship Taskforce
• University College Cork (UCC)
• University College Dublin (UCD)
• Upsalla University

8. National
Statement &
Action
Plan
OA publications
National
Persistent
Identifiers
FAIR research
data
Infrastructures/
Long term
preservation
Skills and
Competencies
Incentives and
rewards
Longer-term resourcing and capacity-building issues

10. “After 1 January 2020 scientific publications on
the results from research funded by public
grants provided by national and European
research councils and funding bodies, must be
published in compliant Open Access Journals or
on compliant Open Access Platforms.”
• Clarity on alignment across National Statement and Plan-S
• Better understanding of opportunities and concerns with Plan-S guidance
• National consistency across all Irish research disciplines and funding streams
• Common practical implementation processes with Plan-S e.g. monitoring
Finalising NORF National Statement
PLAN-S
Common objective – Full Open Access for publications