15 January 2024
From the blogpost - https://www.kb.se/samverkan-och-utveckling/nytt-fran-kb/nyheter-samverkan-och-utveckling/2024-01-15-national-guidelines-for-promoting-open-science-in-sweden.html
Open science is an issue of worldwide importance, and a growing number of countries around the world have created guidelines for its practice. Now, in line with UNESCO's Recommendation Länk till annan webbplats., Sweden has also developed national guidelines for open science.
“With these guidelines, Sweden is taking a significant step towards further promoting open science. Openness and transparency strengthen scientific quality and trust in research. The opportunity to reproduce, critically examine and take part in research is increasing”, says Karin Grönvall, National Librarian.
The target audience for the guidelines is universities and colleges, research funders, as well as other agencies and organisations that conduct or fund research.
“The guidelines highlight common goals and priorities for further development. All actors in the research community are already doing a great deal to promote open science. With these national guidelines, we are taking a comprehensive approach and creating a common understanding, in order to be able to make even bigger strides forward”, says Erik Stattin, Project Manager and incoming Manager of the Research Collaboration Unit at KB.
The new guidelines provide a link between international recommendations and the work being carried out at the national level. They clarify that it is primarily higher education institutions and research funders that need to develop policies, infrastructure and guidance to support researchers in practicing open science.
The guidelines should foster better coordination among the actors who have the overall responsibility for the transition to open science. This includes, for example, the exchange of knowledge and experience as well as collaboration on monitoring and updating the guidelines.
(English translations of the guidelines will be available later in the year)