It is essential that Open Science is introduced bottom-up; this is the only way for sustainable change

During recent years, I have been working with Open Science at NordForsk, e.g. by piloting aspects of Open Science in calls within the Nordic eScience program NeGI. In 2016, I was the project leader for the production of the report ‘Open Access to Research Data – Status, Issues and Outlook,’ which presents the status of Open Access to research data in the Nordic countries, the EU and internationally. The report was in response to a request by the Nordic Council of Ministers to NordForsk to produce an overview of current knowledge within the area of Open Access to research data, and to identify possible joint frameworks and the corresponding implications.

At the European level, I have been involved in discussions on Open Science mostly from the perspective of e-infrastructures, where I have been chairing the member-state-governed policy group e-IRG during 2013-2016 as one of the Swedish delegates. The e-IRG has provided recommendations on data management and storage and is currently heavily involved in the initiation of the European Open Science Cloud.

“It is my firm belief that the introduction of Open Science in general, and data management and sharing in particular, can only be successful if researchers govern and take responsibility for the processes.”

At Uppsala University, I actively promote structured data management and data sharing in the research communities. It is my firm belief that the introduction of Open Science in general, and data management and sharing in particular, can only be successful if researchers govern and take responsibility for the processes.