The Swedish Research Council was assigned to develop national guidelines on open access to scientific results, including both publications and research data. They held a project in 2014 where they gathered input from researchers, research funders, universities, and other stakeholders. This resulted in a first draft of proposed national guidelines that was circulated for comment. The key points of the proposed guidelines were that open access to research data funded by the government should be the norm, with exceptions, and that data should be made freely available along with publications and archived for long-term preservation. The next steps involved further stakeholder reviews and approval of the guidelines by the Swedish Research Council board before delivering them to the Government.

1. Towards national guidelines on open access to scientific results - status and plans in Sweden
Anna Wetterbom
Research Officer at the Swedish Research Council
Anna.wetterbom@vr.se

2. July 2012: recommendation* from EC to member states.
- on open access to, and preservation of, scientific results, including both publications and research data.
October 2012: Government act on research and innovation.
January 2013: Assignment to the Swedish Research Council
-Develop national guidelines on open access to scientific results, including both publications and research data.
-Together with other stake holders.
=> Project in 2014
* Commission Recommendation on access to and preservation of scientific information, C(2012) 4890
From EC recommendation towards national guidelines

3. 2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
20??
Open Access-project, SRC.
Towards National guidelines –time line for the OA-project and beyond
Proposed National guidelines delievered to the Government.
Implementation. New tasks to SRC and possibly others.

4. Delar i processen från start till mål:
Background
Implementation of guidelines
National guidelines
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proposed policy
- national - international
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consequences
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actions needed
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distribution of costs and responsibilities
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timeline
Towards National guidelines – work process of the OA-project

5. Jan
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Jun
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Okt
Nov
Dec
Input from:
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Researchers (ÄRK)
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Research funders
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Universities
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Infrastructures
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Royal library
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Governmental agencies
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International stakeholders
Continued dialogue
Final version approved by SRC board.
Communication with stakeholders in the OA-project
1st draft circulated to stakeholders

6. On research data

7. – which have been published
Scientists use data/information from several sources…
Defining research data
…private sector
…public sector
…scientific results funded by the government

8. Defining open access to research data
Research data is freely and easily available for re-use.
⇒available on-line
⇒standarized and digital format
⇒including metadata
⇒while respecting laws and regulations.

9. Archiving and long term preservations of data
Dissemination of data
Defining the the scope of the guidelines

10. Archiving and long term preservation of data
Dissemination of data
Technical infrastructure
Support to researchers
Defining the the scope of the guidelines

11. The proposed guidelines in brief
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Builds on national legal framework and EC policy for H2020
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Open access to research data is the norm.
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Exceptions to protect personal integrity, intellectual prooperty rigths etc
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Data + metadata freely available for re-use.
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Research funded by the Government (tax payers).
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Data underpinning scientific publications should be made available at the time of publication.
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Implemented in ten year period, start with pilots.
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Archiving and preservation at universities.
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Need for both technical and knowledge infrastructures for dissemination of data.

12. Next steps for the open access-project
2014
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September: in-house anchoring of 1st draft version of national guidelines.
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October: invitation to stakeholders to submit comments.
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December: SRC board approval of national guidelines before delivering them to the Government.
2015
•Project ends, direction of SRC’s OA work depends on (expected) new task from the Government.