SURF omarmt voornemen staatssecretaris Sander Dekker om haast te maken met open access

[From Google's English] "Secretary Sander Dekker sent on 15 November a letter about open access to parliament . In it, he said that everyone should be able to read from publicly funded research. OutcomesDekker new scientific publications over 10 years must be freely accessible. Together with partners such as NWO, VSNU, the collaborating university libraries (UKB) and DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services) SURF already spans 10 years in order to advance. Open access active in the Netherlands  ... European Policy ... SURF is committed to open access to scientific material in a standardized, consistent and future-proof manner. Together with international knowledge partners SURF wrote in August 2013 policy report e-InfraNet: 'Open' as the default mode of operation for research and higher education . The authors advised the European Commission on this basis to develop to exploit its full potential. Openness of results from the higher education and research a broad European policy The European Commission recently proposed open access publications required for research within the European Horizon 2020 research program ... Electronic archives ... Dekker, in his letter to the House that 'science domes with DANS and SURF have been made ​​in the use of electronic archives. Huge progress The usability can be further improved by agreeing on common standards for the use and the depositing publications. Also to improve the traceability of the publications is important. Together with universities and colleges SURF worked in recent years to set up electronic archives presented jointly byDaffodil and the HBO Knowledge . Through the use of international standards such as the OpenAIRE guidelines are linked to these archives archives worldwide ... Intensifying cooperation ... The Secretary of State expects the parties concerned, who already worked closely together over the years to achieve open access will intensify this cooperation. SURF happy to take up this invitation and discuss with which action is necessary in the short term. Parties soon In addition, Dekker dialogue with like-minded countries, including the UK, Germany, Denmark and Finland. SURF work, including through Knowledge Exchange , already internationally with national organizations in the countries mentioned above, together with the transition to open access publishing licenses. , the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Education, Culture and Science December 4 treats the letter from the Secretary of State."