Funding Open infrastructure today and tomorrow

Funding Open infrastructure today and tomorrow

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  Vanessa Proudman, Director, SPARC Europe Making open the default Funding Open infrastructure today and tomorrow
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  29/09/19 Imagine a world where ….   Open is the default …   Enabled by an open infrastructure  Powered by a diverse and connected infra   Open principles are followed   In line with academic values   Communities innovate, fund, and sustain it: academy, govt, funders, publishers, individuals   Transparency, trust, equity are central COASP 2019
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  29/09/19 COASP 2019 Where are we now?
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  29/09/19 Good practice principles for scholarly communication services, 2019 https://sparcopen.org/our-work/good-practice-principles-for-scholarly-communication-services/attachment/ sparc-good-practice-principles-v4-2/ COASP 2019
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  29/09/19 RIF Project Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices SPARC Europe Report forthcoming: 30 Sept 2019 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3401278 COASP 2019
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  29/09/19 Support provided to OA initiatives by all funders 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 APC-free or subsidised Open Access platforms APC-free or subsidised Open Access journals Development and dissemination of Open Access standards and principles Open Access repositories Open Access services Platforms and services for OA books and monographs Funding provided to external entities In-kind support None COASP 2019 SPARC Europe, Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices, 2019, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3401278
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  29/09/19 Support provided to Open Access initiatives by funders with an OA policy 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 APC-free or subsidised Open Access platforms APC-free or subsidised Open Access journals Development and dissemination of Open Access standards and principles Open Access repositories Open Access services Platforms and services for OA books and monographs Funding provided to external entities In-kind support None COASP 2019 SPARC Europe, Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices, 2019, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3401278
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  29/09/19 Plan S and cOAlition S https://www.coalition-s.org/ COASP 2019
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  Global Sustainability Coalition forOpen Science Services COASP 2019
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  29/09/19 SCOSS is COASP 2019
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  29/09/19 SCOSS Full Members, Aug 2019 COASP 2019
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  29/09/19 Current funders, over 200 COASP 2019
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  29/09/19 Key results, Aug 2019   1 pilot, evaluated. Integration of lessons learnt   2nd funding cycle about to begin – 3 infra selected. October launch   > 1,5 m euros in commitments by > 200 orgs   Library consortia: CAN, CH, LU, SE, NO, UK, US; Others in development, e.g. FR –  Canada pledges 357,375 euros   French Open Science fund: Aug 2019 COASP 2019
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  Invest In Open Infrastructure Our goal is to obtain stable and consistent funding from across the globe to sustain open science infrastructure https://investinopen.org/
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  29/09/19 IOI’s 2 functions 1. Assess & Recommend Provide a Framework to regularly survey the landscape of open scholarly infrastructure with respect to its functionality, usage, health and financial needs and make funding recommendations for that infrastructure 2. Co-ordinate Funds Following the recommendations of the Framework, explore how to co-ordinate financial resources from institutions, agencies and foundations, to increase the overall amount and impact of funding available to emerging and critical infrastructure COASP 2019
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  29/09/19 3 areas of current focus 1.  Developing the concept, and testing it out with the community and funders 2.  Community- and relationship-building with existing global infrastructure initiatives, projects 3. Research 4.  Locating funds to fund staff COASP 2019
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  29/09/19 COASP 2019 Funding open infra tomorrow
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  29/09/19 Funding open infra tomorrow: Pre-requisites for success   Promote diversity rather than centrality   Need to balance power. Share infra  A network of networks is engaged in change   We collaborate nat/int to sustain   Have a solid understanding of the academy, funding, infra, service environment by region –  Needs, lessons learnt, contexts -> Strategy   Streamline infrastructure management COASP 2019
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  29/09/19 Funding open infra tomorrow: Pre-requisites for success   OS policy matches practice, funds are available   Funding streams change / consolidate  More OS national science funds exist, e.g. FR   Fund those that have open principles embedded into their processes and outputs   Infrastructure becomes a fixed budget line   Simpler payment mechanisms COASP 2019
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  29/09/19 Collaboration is absolutely key If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. African Proverb Contribute to open infrastructure and help sustain it to help sustain Open Access COASP 2019
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  29/09/19 Any questions or comments? [email protected] COASP 2019