Communia response to Science 2.0 consultation | International Communia Association

"Today the European Commission concluded a consultation on ‘Science 2.0’: Science in Transition. The objective of the consultation is 'to better understand the full societal potential of ‘Science 2.0′ as well as the desirability of any possible policy action.' Science 2.0 is defined as the 'on-going evolution in the modus operandi of doing research and organising science.' COMMUNIA responded to the questionnaire because there were issues relevant to how scientific research and data could be made available under open licenses or as a part of the public domain. One question asks respondents to rank the specific areas in which they feel a need for policy intervention. We noted that a few opportunities for policy development are open access to publications and research data, and increased attention to policies that support text and data mining. From our submission ..."