This webinar explored open science in France and its impact on data policy with two talks from Arianna Caporali (Ministère chargé de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche) and Alina Danciu (Centre de données socio-politiques, Sciences Po/CNRS). Videos and slides from the session are available below.
About the webinar
In this ‘Metadata management in the real world’ webinar, we invited Arianna Caporali and Alina Danciu to showcase their insights on the progression of open science in France and its impact on data sharing within the social sciences and humanities (SSH) community.
The session provided an opportunity to learn from leading experts about the advancements, challenges, and future prospects in the field of open science policy.
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Arianna Caporali – Ministère chargé de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche / French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR)
Download: French Open Science Policy – Arianna Caporali [PDF]
The French Ministry of Higher Education and Research’s recent report, How far have we got in implementing our open science policy? Results of the survey among higher education and research institutions highlights the advancement of open science in France over the last six years.
Arianna Caporali, from the Ministry, and one of the reports’ authors talked through the background to the French policy before discussing the reports’ main findings, and key learnings about the role of higher education and research institutions in open science policy.
Alina Danciu – Centre de données socio-politiques / Socio-Political Data Center (CDSP), Sciences Po (CNRS)
Download: French Socio-Political Data Center – Alina Danciu [PDF]
One of the French Socio-Political Data Center’s (CDSP) main missions is to serve the French and international social sciences and humanities (SSH) communities by facilitating the reuse of surveys and data, both quantitative and qualitative, in the fields of sociology and political science.
Alina Danciu explored the impact of the policy on data sharing and prospects for further progress. She focused on the call for projects for Réso 2024 (Research on Open Science Practices and Stakes) of the French National Research Agency, one of the first to be open to data managers as well as principal investigators.
Monitoring open science progress
Further information on monitoring Open Science Progress can be found at:
Further information
If you have any questions or require further information, please contact CLOSER Projects and Events Assistant, Becky England.
CLOSER Data Managers Network
This webinar is organised as part of the CLOSER Data Managers Network which is comprised of professionals working on study data management. The network is open to studies that form part of CLOSER and/or CLOSER Discovery, as well as professionals from the wider data management community.
For more information, or to enquire about joining the CLOSER Data Managers Network, please contact CLOSER Project Officer, Aidan Riley.