Open Science Fair 2025

Making Research Information Open: Shared Challenges, Shared Solutions

T-INF-CWS-3-27

16 Sept 2025, 16:15

1h 30m

82/1-001 Science Gateway Education Lab A (CERN)

Workshop Building the Digital Backbone: Open Science Infrastructures Building the Digital Backbone: Open Science Infrastructures

Speakers

Dr Ana Ranitovic (University of Groningen)Dr Joeri Both (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Description

The Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information, published in April 2024, promotes the openness of publication and research output metadata, as well as the openness of information about research funding. Openness of research information supports responsible research assessment, enables equitable and inclusive policy making, and helps advance more open approaches to monitoring and incentivizing open science practices.

With over 100 signatories globally, including universities and research organizations, funders, governments, and networks such as CERN, OpenAire, Coimbra Group, UKRN, EOSC-A, Liber and YERUN, the Barcelona Declaration reflects growing momentum. The Declaration has also been endorsed by organizations like CoARA, Coalition S, EUA, Science Europe, and HELIOS Open. Yet challenges remain in operationalizing its vision: from aligning infrastructures to addressing institutional readiness, research assessment and policy implications.

In this 90 minute collaborative session, participants will first identify and discuss implementation challenges using live polling tools. Then, through moderated group exchanges, attendees will co-develop actionable strategies for each challenge and explore how these connect to the international roadmap for open research information currently implemented by Barcelona Declaration working groups.

This session is designed for open science officers, policy makers, research managers, librarians, and infrastructure providers, whether their organizations have signed the Declaration or are considering it. Participants will leave with concrete ideas for local and collaborative action, and a clearer understanding of the opportunities and complexities of opening up research information. Outcomes will be captured in a report to share insights with both the Barcelona Declaration working groups and the broader community.

Tagline

Drive the path to open research information in this interactive session on the Barcelona Declaration. Identify key implementation challenges, co-create actionable solutions, and help shape the global roadmap toward open research information and more equitable, transparent, and responsible research.