Many entities, associations, and workgroups operate in a network to develop and spread open science in Italy and abroad. The following list is an invitation to visit their websites, share their visions and operations, and explore the different topics they address.
The Italian Association for the Promotion of Open Science (AISA) was founded in Trento on March 3, 2015. AISA is a non-profit association that aims to encourage the values of open access to knowledge through activities such as:
- Conducting and publishing empirical analyses on the implementation of open science principles.
- Organizing conferences and seminars to spread the culture of open science.
- Organizing training activities to build the skills of people working in organizations, particularly universities and research bodies, that implement open science principles.
- Establishing international collaborative networks with legal entities dedicated to promoting open science.
- Promoting its members' participation in international research projects and calls for funding related to the association's goals.
- Presenting requests to institutional decision-makers, particularly European and Italian legislators, to integrate the promotion of open science into choices concerning matters such as evaluation and intellectual property.
“ICDI (Italian Computing and Data Infrastructure) is a workgroup created by representatives of some of Italy's main Research and Digital Infrastructures. Its goal is to promote national synergies to optimize Italian participation in current European challenges in this sector, including the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), the European Data Infrastructure (EDI), and HPC. In view of its participation in the EOSC Association as a founding member under a mandate from MUR (Ministry of University and Research), ICDI is in the process of acquiring legal status in the form of a Temporary Association of Purpose. While awaiting the completion of this process, ICDI is officially represented by GARR.” - Text from the website.
ITRN is an association that aims to promote, support, and protect open science practices through activities such as:
- Organizing cultural and educational activities, like conferences and seminars.
- Promoting, conducting, and publishing surveys and empirical analyses on the implementation of open science principles.
- Promoting and disseminating transparent scientific practices.
- Creating international collaboration networks.
- Supporting metascience research and multi-laboratory projects.
- Promoting its members' participation in international research projects and funding requests related to the association's goals.
- Advocating for institutional decision-makers, particularly Italian and European legislators, to promote open science in the management of academic and non-academic communities.
- Supporting access to open science for all people regardless of origin, nationality, age, gender, psychosocial status, income, role, discipline, language, or religion.
The ROARS Association, founded in 2013, is apolitical, non-profit, and pursues cultural goals, particularly regarding research policies, evaluation systems, and tertiary education.
COAR is an international association that brings together individual repositories and repository networks to build capacity, align policies and practices, and act as a global voice for the "repository community."
The EOSC Association, established in July 2020, is a legal entity created to govern the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). It works to spread the culture of open science by promoting education, stimulating innovation, and fostering accessibility and transparency through projects and initiatives funded by member and associated countries.
EOSC is a European cloud for open science with the ambition of developing a "network of FAIR data and services" for science in Europe. The implementation of EOSC is based on a long-term alignment and coordination process carried out by the European Commission starting in 2015.
SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is a non-profit advocacy organization that supports open systems of research and education. Approximately 250 libraries and academic organizations throughout North America belong to SPARC, along with affiliated coalitions in Africa, Europe, and Japan, as well as individual organizations in Australia, Hong Kong, and Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1998, SPARC operates as an independent project of the New Venture Fund, a non-profit organization.