Policy component 2: Open access to research methods and infrastructures[edit]
Mål och åtgarder[edit]
Objective 1: Quality and impact[edit]
By 2023, open research methods and infrastructures are recognised as key components of research quality and impact.Research evaluation and incentives do not sufficiently reflect the importance of open methods and infrastructures. It is therefore necessary to develop more systematic means to recognise openness of methods and infrastructures.
Actions required to achieve the objective:
- Indicators. No later than 2023, the Secretariat for Open Science and Research will, together with research organisations and the research community, initiate the creation of indicators and minimum requirements to monitor the implementation of this policy based on internationally recognised metrics of responsible research evaluation.
- Discipline-specific recommendations. No later than 2023, the Secretariat for Open Science and Research will, together with research organisations and the research community, initiate assessment of the need to create additional discipline-specific recommendations and minimum information standards for specific topics, such as qualitative and mixed methods research, algorithms and software, research infrastructures, or other topics, in order to complement and support this policy.
- International dialogue. No later than 2023, the Secretariat for Open Science and Research will participate in international dialogue on the creation of recommendations on how to strengthen the documentation, citations and acknowledgment of research methods and infrastructures as independent research outputs.
- Planning to develop resources, incentives and merit mechanisms. No later than 2024, research organisations and funding organisations will initiate planning to develop resources, incentives and merit mechanisms, together with the national and international research community as well as the steering group on responsible research evaluation in Finland, to support the objectives of this policy in responsible research evaluation.
Objective 2: Open research methods[edit]
By 2024, research organisations and infrastructure providers support open research methods. Opening up research methods and infrastructures requires dedicated knowledge, skills, and resources. It is necessary to systematically assess the need to develop the current policies, training and services, and strengthen the openness of methods and infrastructures in routine research practice.
Actions required to achieve the objective:
- Open science architecture. No later than 2023, the national open science architecture will include research methods and their open access policies, services and infrastructures as well as the development of related skills.
- Current status of research infrastructures and services. No later than 2024, research organisations and infrastructure providers will, in national cooperation, review the current status of their research infrastructures and services for open research methods in relation to the national open science architecture and initiate further actions in order to fulfill the identified gaps.
- Support and recommendations for training and services. No later than 2024, research organisations will provide support and recommendations for training and services for students, researchers and other personnel on open research methods and open research infrastructures according to their capabilities and in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders. Openness will be considered as a factor in the purchase and development of services and products for research.
- Data management plans. No later than 2024, the DMP consortium will support this policy by strengthening the incorporation of open research methods and infrastructures in the research project Data Management Plan (DMP).
- Expert roles. No later than 2025, research organisations will describe expert roles in open methods and infrastructures according to their needs and in co-operation on a national level. They will assess the opportunities for creating specialised career paths in this area.
Objective 3: Agreeing on rights and terms[edit]
By 2025, the rights and terms related to research methods and infrastructures are clearly agreed on between all participants in research work.
Actions required to achieve the objective:
- Drafting recommendations and guidelines. No later than 2023, the Secretariat for Open Science and Research will, together with research organisations and the research community, initiate the establishment of recommendations and guidelines for documenting the rights, terms, and licences supporting the openness of research methods and infrastructures
- Ethical guidelines. No later than 2024, the Secretariat for Open Science and Research will initiate discussion with the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity on the possibility of developing general guidelines and recommendations for reconciling open access to research data, methods, and infrastructures with other elements of research integrity.
- Guidelines for agreements. No later than 2025, research and funding organisations, in cooperation with the Finnish research community, have set up national guidelines to advance clear and unambiguous agreements on the rights and responsibilities related to open research methods and infrastructures.
Structured data
| Type | DocumentType:Policy |
|---|---|
| Name (fi) | Tutkimusmenetelmien ja -infrastruktuurien avoin saatavuus |
| Name (sv) | Öppen tillgång till forskningsmetoder och -infrastrukturer |
| Name (en) | Open access to research methods and infrastructures |
| Description (fi) | Tässä osalinjauksessa esitetään tutkimusmenetelmien ja -infrastruktuurien avoimuutta koskevia suosituksia tutkimusorganisaatioille, infrastruktuurien tarjoajille, rahoittajille, julkaisijoille, tutkimusyhteisölle ja muille toimijoille. |
| Description (sv) | Denna delpolicy innehåller allmänna rekommendationer om öppen tillgång till forskningsmetoder och -infrastrukturer för forskningsorganisationer, infrastrukturleverantörer, finansiärer, utgivare, forskningssamfundet och andra aktörer. |
| Description (en) | This policy component provides general recommendations for the openness of research methods and infrastructures for research organisations, infrastructure providers, funders, publishers, the research community, and other operators. |
| Field | Domain:Data |
| Validity start | 2023 |
| Validity End | 2025 |
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