EU research ministers retreat from OA (?)

From: N. Miradon <nmiradon_at_YAHOO.FR>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:40:15 -0400

Peter Suber recently analysed the 'new vision' agreed on 15 April 2008 by
the EU-27 research ministers and the European Commission. Prof. Suber
concluded that '... it appears that half-measures (and the publishing lobby)
have prevailed' [1].

It may not be as bad as that. On 10 April 2008, the European Commission
published Recommendation C(2008)1329. Para 15 of Annex II of the
Recommendation says -

"Open access is implemented by public research funding bodies with regard to
peer-reviewed scientific publications resulting from publicly-funded
research".[2]

In other words, public research funding bodies in the EU should implement
open access.

Since the Commission is recommending OA to other public bodies in the EU, I
infer that the Commission has decided to go Open Access.

I cannot believe that the European Commission would recommend to others,
something which it will not do itself.

N Miradon

[1]
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2008/04/eu-research-ministers-retreat-from-oa.html

[2] Recommendation on the management of intellectual property in knowledge
transfer activities and Code of Practice for universities and other public
research organisations
    http://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/pdf/ip_recommendation_fr.pdf
    http://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/pdf/ip_recommendation_en.pdf
    http://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/pdf/ip_recommendation_de.pdf
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