EIFL welcomes adoption of Guidelines for Open Access to Research Results in Lithuania | EIFL

"The Research Council of Lithuania adopted Guidelines for Open Access to Research Results (text in Lithuanian) on 29 February 2016. The Guidelines include open access (OA) and open research data policy that are fully aligned with the Horizon 2020 (H2020) OA mandate and Open Research Data Pilot, and the July 2012 European Commission recommendations on access to and preservation of scientific information. The newly-adopted Guidelines are based on a strong OA tradition in Lithuania and on current good practices in Europe. We are happy that the Research Council of Lithuania recognizes the benefits of OA for research dissemination and knowledge exchange, research efficiency, text and data mining and research data management and curation. The proposed policy will help intensify public-private partnerships between research institutions and business, support innovations and societal development as well as bring economic return on investments ..."