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13 ANNUAL REPORT EKT
The final event to be held as part of the Open Access Conference was MedOANet [
].
The main topic of discussion was the implementation of national policies concerning open access
to scientific information in Mediterranean countries.
Guidelines for the development of open access policies have been written in 6 languages as part
of the MedOANet project while best practices for funding and open access research have also been
mapped. Discussion showed that although EU countries generally are actively adopting Open Access
policies many differences in approach between member states and organisations exist.
The main conclusion of the conference was that the practice for public funding should be based on
the principle ‘all open’ not ‘all closed’ but to achieve this, cultural attitudes need to change more
dramatically.
More specifically, there is a need for acknowledging the contribution of the opening of information
to the increase and the impact of scientific work, as well as to the democratisation of knowledge and
the development of innovation.
EKT organized MedOANet conference in accordance with its institutional role to collect, disseminate
and preserve scientific information which the country produces, so as to use and re-use this
information.
The speakers’ suggestions, videos of their talks, interviews and photos of the conference, are online at:
.
