There are many national and international projects and initiatives that have open science, in its various forms, as a driving principle, a topic of development, or a mission to pursue. The following list aims to raise awareness and spark interest in the many paths taken, so that you can discover ways of working and operational possibilities that can meet the needs of any "operator."
"Open-science.it is a project for information and in-depth analysis on open science topics developed by the Institute of Information Science and Technology of the CNR in Pisa. Founded as part of the activities of OpenAIRE, the European infrastructure for Open Access, the portal is supported by the Competence Centre of ICDI, an initiative that brings together experts from various sectors and institutions. The portal aims to be a point of reference for the Italian scientific community on topics related to open science, Open Access, and innovations in academic-scientific communication in general." Text from the website.
The DIAMAS project is aimed at institutional publishers and service providers in the broadest sense, focusing on "no-fee" publishing models known as Diamond Open Access. To support this publishing model, DIAMAS brings together 23 organizations from 12 European countries with expertise in open access scholarly publishing and communication. The project aims to:
- Map the current landscape of institutional publishing service providers (IPSPs) in the 25 countries of the European Research Area (ERA).
- Coordinate and improve the efficiency and quality of IPSPs by developing an Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
- Formulate actionable, community-driven recommendations and strategies for institutional leaders, funders/sponsors/donors, and policymakers in the ERA.
DIAMAS will provide an aligned, high-quality, and sustainable institutional OA scholarly publishing ecosystem for the ERA, setting a new standard for OA publishing that is shared and co-designed with all stakeholders.
Open Access Week is an initiative that allows the academic and research community to continue discussing and sharing knowledge about Open Access. Open Access Week is a valuable opportunity to connect the global momentum toward open knowledge sharing with the advancement of policy changes and the importance of social issues that affect people worldwide. The International Open Access Week, founded in 2008 by SPARC, is organized in collaboration with the Open Access Week Advisory Committee.
Since 2004, the Open Knowledge Foundation has worked at the intersection of cutting-edge digital tools and a distributed network of communities and movements to serve the public interest with open knowledge. They create digital tools, provide expertise to people, and expand digitally savvy networks that understand the transformative power of openness.
GLAM is an "open" movement (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) that supports the creation and management of digital collections globally. From this movement, in 2011, at the initiative of the Open Knowledge Foundation, OpenGLAM was formed. It is a global network for sharing cultural heritage that promotes open access to the digital resources of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums.
Open Science Talk is a podcast about "everything open": Open Science, Open Access, Open Education, Open Data, Open Software... The editors invite guests to discuss various topics or share reflections and some of their research practices in the field of Open Science. All episodes of Open Science Talk are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) Taken from the website's presentation.
Plan S is an initiative for open access publishing launched in September 2018. The plan is supported by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funders, European and international organizations, and charitable foundations. Plan S requires that, starting in 2021, scientific publications resulting from publicly funded research must be published in Open Access compliant journals or platforms.