Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science explained

Document Name:	Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science
Date Presented:	2016-04-05
Location Of Document:	https://www.government.nl/documents/reports/2016/04/04/amsterdam-call-for-action-on-open-science

The Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science is a document that advocates for "full open access for all scientific publications", and endorses an environment where "data sharing and stewardship is the default approach for all publicly funded research".^[1]

History

The Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science was first produced as a draft at an Open Science meeting that was organized by the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union on April 4 and 5, 2016, in Amsterdam.^{[2] [3] [4]} The draft presented to meeting participants in the morning of the 5th had twelve actions. These were commented on by participants, split up in various parallel sessions, and refined during the afternoon. The edits were not completed during the meeting and unlike the meeting schedule suggested, the Call text was not released on the 5th. Nevertheless, the draft was symbolically presented to Sander Dekker and the Dutch Presidency.^[5] On April 6, the updated version was released for public commenting on a wiki.^[6] In a mail which participants received it was stated that comments could be placed until 14 April.^[7]

The finalised Call for Action was input to the Competitiveness Council on 27 May, led by the Dutch State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science Sander Dekker. In the main results of this meeting^[8] a reference was made to the Call for Action in the document called "Outcome of the Council Meeting".^[9] It was also referred to in the Draft Council conclusions on the transition towards an Open Science system, point 3 under the section on Open Science.^[10] In the press comments on the meeting of the Competitiveness Council, the focus was mainly on the fact that European leaders call for ‘immediate’ open access to all scientific papers by 2020.^{[11] [12]}

See also

• Open access in the Netherlands

Further reading

• Web site: Moedas: journal papers based on EU-funded science should be free to access. Kelly. Éanna. sciencebusiness.net. 5 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410163500/http://www.sciencebusiness.net/news/78732/Moedas-journal-papers-based-on-EU-funded-science-should-be-free-to-access. 10 April 2016. dead.
• Web site: E.U. urged to free all scientific papers by 2020 . Enserink . Martin . . ScienceInsider . 14 April 2016 .
• Web site: Presentations conference Open Science 4 April. Zaken. Ministerie van Buitenlandse. english.eu2016.nl. 2016-08-17. 8 April 2016. 7 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160407233803/http://english.eu2016.nl/documents/publications/2016/04/04/presentations-conference-open-science-4-april. dead.

Press releases and official statements

• Web site: Amsterdam Call for Open Science. Ministry of Education, Culture and Science - the Netherlands . government.nl . 4 April 2016 .
• Web site: EU action plan for Open Science - New Europe. New Europe. European Council. Press release. 6 April 2016.
• Web site: STM response to Call for Action on Open Science. McKay. Matt . stm-assoc.org . . Press release . 8 April 2016 .
• Web site: Extended feedback on draft Amsterdam Call for Action. Mabe. Michael . stm-assoc.org . . Press release . 14 April 2016 .
• Web site: Dutch Presidency issues Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science . . . Press release . 14 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160513044330/http://www.eua.be/activities-services/news/newsitem/2016/04/14/dutch-presidency-issues-amsterdam-call-for-action-on-open-science . 13 May 2016 . dead .
• Web site: LIBER Response to the Amsterdam Call for Action. LIBER. Official Statement. 15 May 2016. 17 May 2016. 17 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617202646/http://libereurope.eu/blog/2016/05/17/liber-response-amsterdam-call-action/. dead.

Blog posts

• Web site: Debrief - Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science . . Jason . Hoyt . Blog. 6 April 2016.
• Web site: Widening the piste of research incentives: the opportunities of open science . Allen. Liz. . Blog . 13 April 2016.
• Web site: From Vision to Action? The Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science . ZBW MediaTalk . Blog . . Scholz. Willi. Tochtermann. Klaus . 12 April 2016 .

Foreign language

• News: EU wil dat onderzoekers gegevens meer gaan delen in eigen datacloud. Martijn. Van Calmthout. 5 April 2016 . De Volkskrant. nl.
• Web site: Heel Europa gaat aan de open access advalvas. www.advalvas.vu.nl . nl.
• Web site: Science in Transition draagt bij aan Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science. Science in Transition . 6 April 2016. nl .
• Web site: Europees actieplan voor aanpak open wetenschap. www.nationaleonderwijsgids.nl . nl .

External links

• Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science

Notes and References

1. Web site: EU pushing ahead in support of open science . Creative Commons . Blog . . Vollmer . Timothy . 3 May 2016 . 29 May 2016.
2. Enserink. M.. Dutch push for a quantum leap in open access. Science. 14 April 2016. 352. 6283. 279. 10.1126/science.352.6283.279. 27081047. 2016Sci...352..279E.
3. Web site: An Open Science Action Agenda: from Vision to Action . 2016-01-21 . Nether . 2016-04-05 . 15 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160415102559/http://www.neth-er.eu/en/news/Open-Science-Action-Agenda-Vision-Action . dead .
4. Web site: NEDERLAND MAAKT ZICH STERK VOOR EUROPESE AANPAK OPEN ACCESS . 2016-03-31 . Nationale Onderwijsgids . 2016-04-05 .
5. Web site: VSNU pleased with European action plan Open Science . 2016-04-05 . . 2016-04-05 .
6. Web site: Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science - Amsterdam Call for Action - Collaboration Infrastructure Wiki. wiki.surfnet.nl. Wiki. 2016-04-06.
7. Web site: Educate. Innovate. Create.. Wilma van Wezenbeek. TU: Librarian. 2016-04-08. 2016-04-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422153510/http://tulibrarian.weblog.tudelft.nl/2016/04/08/educate-innovate-create/. 2016-04-22. dead.
8. Web site: Competitiveness Council, 26-27/05/2016. Council of the European Union. 2016-05-29.
9. Web site: Outcome of the Council Meeting - 3470th Council meeting. PDF. Council of the European Union. 2016-05-29.
10. Web site: Draft Council conclusions on the transition towards an Open Science system - Adoption. Council of the European Union. PDF. 2016-05-17.
11. Web site: In dramatic statement, European leaders call for 'immediate' open access to all scientific papers by 2020 . Enserink . Martin . . ScienceInsider . 27 May 2016 . 29 May 2016.
12. Web site: All scientific papers to be free by 2020 under EU proposals. Khomami . Nadia. The Guardian. 28 May 2016. 29 May 2016.