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.
How we are organised
The work of the reference group includes
- contributing to a good overview of the landscape in terms of the work on open access to research data nationally and within the European Commission’s investments and initiatives, with particular focus on EOSC
- creating engagement with, wide acceptance of , and spreading knowledge about the Government’s mandate on open access to research data and the European collaboration on these issues
- facilitating the implementation of the FAIR principles to promote access to research data
- contributing to an overview of the development, how the practical work on open access to research data is done, and other relevant issues in the implementation of open access to research data of relevance to organisations.
In addition to the Swedish Research Council, the group includes representatives from the following organisations:
- Chalmers University of Technology
- University of Gothenburg, hosting the Swedish National Data Service (SND)
- Formas (Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development)
- Forte (Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare)
- Karolinska Institutet
- National Library of Sweden
- Linköping University
- Linnaeus University
- Lund University
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- National Archives
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Stockholm University
- Young Academy of Sweden
- Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions, SUHF
- Umeå University
- Uppsala University
- Vinnova (Sweden’s Innovation Agency)
The Swedish Research Council has appointed a work team to coordinate the national work on data management plans, to support increased open access to research data. The group includes representatives from the following organisations:
- Formas (Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning)
- Halmstad University
- Karolinska Institutet
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology
- National Archives
- Scilifelab
- SND Swedish National Data Service
- University of Gothenburg
- Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions, SUHF
- Stockholm University
- SLU Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Umeå University Library
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
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