About our work on open access to research data

The Swedish Research Council coordinates, follows up and promotes collaboration in the transition to open access to research data. The goal is to complete the transition no later than 2026. On this page, you can follow our work on the coordination assignment.

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.

In June 2023, we published the annual report on the mandate. The report includes mapping, analysis and assessment of the national work on open access to research data, together with recommendations for how the work should be implemented in the future to drive the development towards open access to research data forwards.

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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.

EU Commission’s recommendation on access to and preservation of scientific information (2018/790) External link.

Read more about what it means to be an NPR on the EU Commission’s website External link.

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Contact

For questions about our assignment and NPR

openscience@vr.se

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