Open access to research data is a complex area that involves many different actors, both nationally and internationally. The Swedish Research Council’s mandate is implemented in consultation with bodies such as the National Library of Sweden, the National Archives, the Agency for Digital Government, and higher education institutions.
The mandate is also related to our mission concerning the EOSC. About our work with the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC)
How we are organised
The reference group is an important support in our work to coordinate, promote , and follow up on the national efforts for open access to research data, as well as to gain a broader perspective on European and international developments.
The purpose of the reference group is to contribute by:
- Providing a good overview of how the work of handling research data and open data is going in Sweden and internationally, for example in the EOSC.
- Providing viewpoints on how data management plans, FAIR principles, and open access to research data can become an integrated part of information management in Sweden.
- Creating engagement with and wide acceptance of, and spreading knowledge about the work on data management plans, implementation of FAIR principles, and open access to research data.
- Providing input into how incentives for open access to research data can be reinforced.
The group includes representatives from the following organisations:
- Agency for digital government, DIGG
- Chalmers University of Technology
- Formas (Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development)
- Forte (Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare)
- Karolinska Institutet
- Lantmäteriet
- Linnaeus University
- Luleå University of Technology
- Lund University
- National Archives
- National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, NBS
- National Library of Sweden
- RISE
- Royal Institute of Technology, KTH
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- SciLifeLab (Datacenter)
- SND Swedish National Data Service
- Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
- Swedish National Infrastructure for Digital Archaeology
- Swedish National Space Agency
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Stockholm University
- Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions, SUHF
- Umeå University
- University of Borås
- University of Skövde
- Uppsala University
- Vinnova (Sweden’s Innovation Agency)
The working group aims to serve as a platform for strategic discussions on the benefits of effective data management.
The group includes representatives from the following organisations:
- Halmstad University
- Karolinska Institutet
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology
- Linköping University
- Malmö University
- National Archives
- Scilifelab
- SND Swedish National Data Service
- Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions, SUHF
- Stockholm University
- SLU Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Södertörn University
- Umeå University
The Swedish Research Council’s coordination group brings together delegates and deputy members from Swedish organisations that are members of the EOSC Association (EOSC-A). Through the group, the Swedish Research Council supports member organisations' participation in the association's work.
The group is also an important support in the Swedish Research Council's work within EOSC, including its role as a mandated organisation, as well as in efforts to coordinate and promote Swedish engagement in EOSC.
The group includes representatives from the following organisations:
- Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions, SUHF
- Chalmers University of Technology
- Karolinska Institutet
- Linnaeus University
- Lund Institute of Technology
- Royal Institute of Technology
- Stockholm University
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Umeå University
- University of Gothenburg
- Uppsala University
The Swedish Research Council is the national point of reference for the European Commission
The European Commission has issued a recommendation on open access to research data and preservation of scientific information. The Swedish Research Council has the role of National Point of Reference (NPR) on Scientific Information for Sweden. This means that we coordinate the measures stated in the recommendation nationally, and report on the work done in Sweden to the European Commission – and vice versa.
Read more about what it means to be an NPR on the EU Commission’s website External link.
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