Progress of Open Science

Authors

  • Dekker Sander Dr. Sander Dekker is Minister for Legal Protection, Government of Netherlands

Keywords:

Open Access, Open Science, Netherlands, Science, Technology, Research, Education, Science Policy

Abstract

Open Science is an approach in the scientific research based on participatory work and new methods for disseminating knowledge by making use of digital technologies and collaborative tools offered by ICT. Change from the traditional practices of publishing research results in printed or online journals to sharing and using all available knowledge at initial stage of research process itself is its main feauture. This document is an edited version of Sander Dekker's letter to the President of the Netherlands House of Representatives which lead to its implementation there. Netherlands became the first OA compliant country. From there European Union adopted it and is now revoutinizing the scientific research worldwide. Preserved in Govt archives of Netherlands it is the earliest expression of the concept of Open Science and an important document in the history of Open Access (OA).

Author Biography

  • Dekker Sander, Dr. Sander Dekker is Minister for Legal Protection, Government of Netherlands
    Sander Dekker  studied public administration at Leiden University. He served as an alderman in The Hague from 2006 to 2012. Served in People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy. He has been the State Secretary for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, dealing with higher education, science and knowledge, teachers and culture. IN Parliamenthe worked for ensuring for good education, ICT-based education, green schools,  quality controls etc. He was of teh view that fFreedom of education should not be a license for bad educational systems.

References

Dekker, Sander (2017). Letter to the President of the House of Representatives. Dated 19 January 2017 from Sander Dekker, State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science. (Subject: Progress of Open Science. Research and Science Policy, Rijnstraat 50, The Hague. Ref: 1120697). In Netherlands Govt Archives.

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Published

2021-05-02

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2021): Sander Dekker: Open Sesame, Open Science

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