Open Science
Every day, thousands of researchers in Switzerland are working on a variety of topics and collaborating internationally. Their findings serve human progress and thus the common good, both nationally and globally.
Free access to scientific publications and research data
Open Science stands for the paradigm of making science and thus the basis and the results of scientific research accessible to the public. Free access to scientific publications and research data as well as the inclusion of other areas of Open Science are essential for the promotion of transparency and reproducibility in research and contribute to the quality of scientific work. Open Science promotes the interconnectedness and democratisation of knowledge and creates added value for society, politics and the economy.
Two national strategies: Open Access and Open Research Data
To foster Open Science, swissuniversities and national ERI partner organisations have established a close cooperation over recent years. In line with global and European developments, and on the basis of two national strategies – Open Access and Open Research Data – they jointly support various efforts to enable the sharing of research data, free access to scientific publications and innovative open science practices at the interface between science and society, politics and the economy.
The Swiss National Open Access Strategy sets the goal of making all publicly funded research freely accessible and defines the principles and ways to achieve this goal. The Swiss National Open Research Data Strategy focuses on open science practices in dealing with research data according to the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable). Free access to knowledge and FAIR data are essential to the open science culture in Switzerland and bring added value to science and society.