16 May Implementing Open Science – from international policy to national level
Venue: National Library of Sweden (map)
09:00 Morning coffee & registration
09:30 Open Science Policies in Europe – development and monitoring of national policies
The opening session highlights the overarching aspects of Open Science and gives examples on implementation guidelines, measures and best practices, in connection with the EU policy for Open Science, as well as the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.
- Welcome to the Open Science conference
Karin Grönvall, National Librarian, National Library of Sweden and Katarina Bjelke, Director General, the Swedish Research Council, - Opening address
Maria Nilsson, State Secretary, Swedish Ministry of Education and Research - Implementation of the Unesco Open Science recommendation
Hanne Monclair, UNESCO Open Science Steering Committee & Ministry of Education and Research, Norway
Moderator: Katarina Wiberg, Open Access Officer, National Library of Sweden
10:15 Council Conclusions and Scholarly publishing
Speakers: Michael Arentoft, Head of Open Science Unit, European Commission, Astrid Söderbergh Widding, President, Stockholm University, Karel Luyben, President, EOSC Association, Nicolas Fressengeas, Vice President University of Lorraine, France
Moderator: Katarina Wiberg, Open Access Officer, National Library of Sweden
11:00 Break
11:15 Aligning research assessment with Open Science
In this session we will explore the topic of how we ensure research quality as we move into Open Science. What is the latest progress and the views of different stakeholders?
Speaker: Nicolas Fressengeas, Vice President University of Lorraine, France
Panelists: Katarina Bjelke, Director General, Swedish Research Council, Dagmar Meyer, Policy Adviser, European Research Council Executive Agency, Max Dumoulin, Vice President Portfolio Innovation, Elsevier
Moderator: Anna Nilsson Vindefjärd, Vice President, EuroScience
12:15 Lunch
13:00 EOSC – advancing Open Science to the next level
Listen to presentations and take part in discussions about the current status of the European Open Science Cloud and how different stakeholders can contribute to realise the vision.
Speakers: Michael Arentoft, Head of Unit Open Science, European Commission, Karel Luyben, President, EOSC Association, Sofie Björling, Director for the Department of Research Infrastructures, the Swedish Research Council, Astrid Söderbergh Widding, President, Stockholm University, Jessica Lindvall, Head of Training, SciLifeLab Training Hub
Moderator: Wilhelm Widmark, Library Director, Stockholm University, EOSC-Association Director
14:45 Coffee break
15:15 Citizen science in policy and practice
Join presentations and discussions on the final report from the European Commission’s Mutual Learning Exercise: “Citizen Science – Initiatives, Policy and Practice”, which highlights identified citizen science best practices and policies from across Europe.
Speakers: Signe Ratso, Deputy Director-General, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission, Alan Irwin, Chair of MLE Citizen Science, Copenhagen Business School, Margaret Gold, Citizen Science Lead, Leiden University, Barbara Weitgruber, Director General, Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, Austria, Adrian Curaj, General Director, Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI), Romania, Ioana Trif, Open Science Policy Expert, UEFISCDI.
Moderator: Anna Maria Fleetwood, Senior Adviser, the Swedish Research Council
17:00 End of day 1
17:30 Networking mingle – hosted by University Alliance Stockholm Trio
Venue: KTH Royal Institute of Technology Library – Ångdomen (map)
17 May Embedding Open Science in society – from policy to practice
Venue: Swedish Museum of Natural History (map)
08:30 Morning coffee & registration
09:00 Welcome address
Lisa Månsson, Director General, Swedish Museum of Natural History
Science for Policy making
How can policy makers across Europe use scientific knowledge to improve debates and policy decisions? And how can scientists increase dialogue and interaction with policy makers? In this session, researchers, decision makers, actors from universities and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, will share their views and experiences on best practices for science informed decision-making.
Speakers: Agnieszka Gadzina-Kolodziejska, Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Mikael Karlsson, Associate Professor, Climate Change Leadership, Uppsala University, Julian Keimer, Policy Analyst, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Ellen Bruno, Policy Analyst, Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre, Jessica Jewell, Associate Professor, Chalmers/Young Academy of Sweden, Amanda Wood, Researcher, Stockholm University Stockholm Resilience Centre, Anders Grönvall, former Secretary of State to the Swedish Minister for Environment, Marie-Louise Hänel Sandström, Member of Parliament, Sweden
Moderator: Gun Rudquist, Head of Policy, Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre
11:00 Break
11:15 Science and society – Science communication and engagement as enablers for Open Science
Communicating and engaging science with society are key to implementing Open Science, but how are EU and national policies transferred from policy and implemented in practice? This session will discuss policy measures in the EU and showcase inspiring national projects.
Speakers: Lidía Borrell-Damián, Secretary General, Science Europe, Anna Maria Fleetwood, Senior Adviser, the Swedish Research Council, Barbara Schrotter, Policy Advisor, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, Alex Verkade, Head of Communications and Positioning, Regieorgaan SIA, the Netherlands, Lisa Månsson, Director General, Swedish Museum of Natural History
Moderator: Gustav Bohlin, Deputy Secretary General, VA Public & Science
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Accessibility to and involvement in science
Museums and science centres are important actors when it comes to engaging citizens in science.
How do museums and science centres create science involvement and engagement – what more can we do?
Speakers: Peter C. Kjærgaard, Director, National History Museum of Denmark, Carina Halvord, CEO, Universeum Science Centre, Sweden, Sebastian Kvist, Research Director, Swedish Museum of Natural History
Moderator: Christine Sundberg Carendi, Secretary General, Swedish Science Centres
How can museums, science centres and science communication organisations work together on European level to create engagement?
Speakers: Bruno Maquart, President, Ecsite, Cissi Askwall, President, EUSEA
Moderator: Christine Sundberg Carendi, Secretary General, Swedish Science Centres
14:40 Open Science – The way forward
Parisa Liljestrand, Minister for Culture, Ministry of Culture, Sweden
14:50 Closing address
Karin Grönvall, National Librarian, National Library of Sweden and Lisa Månsson, Director General, Swedish Museum of Natural History
15:00 End of conference
Please note that the time indicated is CEST Stockholm.