Presentation on PSI Directive recast and Recommendation on scientific information revised

1. The 2018 Data Package
Jean-François DECHAMP
Victoria TSOUKALA
European Commission
DG RTD.A2
Open Data Policy & Science
Cloud
ERCEA, room COV 2 24/SDR0, 5 June 2018
Malte BEYER-KATZENBERGER
European Commission
DG CONNECT.G1
Data Policy & Innovation

2. Adopted
25/4/2018

3. Communication:
Towards a common European data space
The data economy will flourish if different types of data are
accessible & re-useable:
- across borders
- for & by different types of organisations (private, public, research)
- for & by different sectors (e.g. energy, manufacturing, health…).
Mandate: DSM Mid-Term Review (May 2017)
The communication outlines a package of measures as a key step
towards the creation of a common European data space:
A seamless digital area with the scale that will
enable the development of new products and
services based on data.

4. Proposal for a recast of the PSI
Directive
Main elements of the proposal:
• Creation of a high quality public data infrastructure: Certain
"high value" public data should be available for free and
through APIs;
• Obligation on MS to make available research data in Open
Access (interplay with revised Recommendation to MS on the
'how to');
research data re-usable, also for commercial purposes
(insofar as already accessible via repositories);
re-use of research data to be free of charge;
• Ensure equal access for all – no exclusive agreements on
access to public data with private companies.

5. "B2B data-sharing"
How to improve the flow of data in B2B situations?
• 2017 policy Communication on questions of data access, rights
on data (limited to non-personal and "IoT" data);
• 2018 Principles:
Contractual freedom of companies to share or not to share;
principles to guide contractual negotiations so that markets for
IoT data and products remain fair and competitive:
• Transparency in contracts on access and use of data;
• Recognition of different roles in shared value creation;
• Respect for each other's commercial interests;
• No distortion of competition;
• Minimised data lock-ins.
• Guidance document accompanying the principles/ Support
Centre (as of 2019)

6. Business data for public good?
• 2017 policy Communication on questions of data access, rights
on data identifies question of "access for public interest and
scientific purposes"
• 2018 Principles: Private law contracts as the basis of data
delivery from companies to public sector bodies, but suggesting
that such delivery take place
• at preferential terms
against promise
• to respect a purpose limitation principle (no "once-only");
• not to undermine commercial exploitation of the data
and to proceed in a transparent manner.
Preferential nature of the terms to be considered against public
purpose.

7. Commission Recommendation on access to
and preservation of scientific information
The Recommendation of 2012
• Part of package that contained measures to improve and
harmonize access to scientific information produced in Europe
(incl. Horizon 2020)
• Coherence between the environment of researchers 'at home'
and the EU Framework Programme(s)
• A soft law measure
• Creation of the European Commission Expert Group on National
Points of Reference on Scientific Information (NPR) – 2nd report
for period 2014-2016
• A valuable and impactful instrument for policy making

8. Commission Recommendation on access to
and preservation of scientific information
The revision of 2018
• Technical update required to fit today's standard research
practices bases on Open Science (OS), and to reflect the most
recent developments in EU policies
• Title unchanged
• Announced in European Cloud Initiative (COM(2016) 178 final)
• Discussion at the 5th meeting of the EC Expert Group on
National Points of Reference (NPRs) in December 2017
• Joint exercise DG CONNECT & DG RTD
• Interservice Group and interservice consultation

9. Commission Recommendation on access to
and preservation of scientific information
The main changes (1/2)
• OA to scientific publications (1-2): different channels of
publications, references to 'offsetting deals', intellectual property
rights, Text and Data Mining (TDM) and technical standards that
enable re-use...
• Management of research data, including OA (3-4): Data
Management Plans, FAIR data, "as open as possible, as closed as
necessary", TDM and technical standards that enable re-use...
• Preservation and re-use (5): minor changes
• Infrastructures for OS (6-7): European Open Science Cloud...

10. Commission Recommendation on access to
and preservation of scientific information
The main changes (2/2)
• Skills and competences (8): an enlarged, separate section
• Incentives and reward (9): an enlarged, separate section incl.
references to schemes and systems for researchers to share
data and commit to other Open Science practices (e.g. metrics)
• Multi-stakeholder dialogue on open science (10): systemic
change towards open science, all research outputs from all
phases of research cycle...
• Structured co-ordination (11) and information to the EC (12):
minor changes
• Inclusion of recent references, editing and formatting

11. Commission Recommendation on access to
and preservation of scientific information
The expected impact
• 2018 C(2018) 2375 final as an even more powerful policy
instrument that is fit for purpose
• Focus on the entire ecosystem of scientific information
• Translations available in all official EU languages for tailored
reference at national level
The next steps
• A new compass for Member States

12. Questions and comments?