open access data research DANS

DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services) will host a virtual Speakers Corner during the international Open Access Week from 19 through 23 October with the aim of giving a big push to the debate on free access to research data. Famed experts are gearing up to provide contributions that will be talked about.

The Open Access Week calls for attention to the importance of free access to scientific publications. DANS, the Netherlands national institute for storage and accessibility of research data in the social sciences and humanities, seizes that week to force the free availability of research data in particular higher on the agenda. When such data become widely available for reuse, many more opportunities for innovative research will ensue.