Discussions on Open Science in Hungary - OpenAIRE Blog | 19 May 2022

"In 2021, important discussions began on Open Science among various stakeholders from research, university leadership and policy making areas in Hungary. From May 28th, 2021, the University of Debrecen University and National Library (UDUNL) and Governmental Agency for IT Development (KIFÜ) host online events regularly to keep up the conversation on national Open Science practices, the benefits of FAIR research data management and the importance of collaborative science in the Hungarian research community while highlighting the unique advantages EOSC holds for researchers. Since then, four Hungarian Open Science Forums have been held, the last one barely a month ago.

The first Hungarian Open Science Forum – or NOSCI (National Open Science Cloud Initiative) Forum – focused on introducing the current state of Open Science in the country, covering the participation in the NI4OS-Europe project, the contributions Hungarian institutions make to raise awareness around EOSC services and more. Through this first online event organizers were able to examine opinions of the audience regarding necessary support using research infrastructure services.

The second Hungarian Open Science Forum focused on National Open Science Strategies in different countries. On representative from UDUNL, and one from KIFU introduced the open access development, research evaluation processes, and research data management strategies 11 nations...."