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The French Committee for Open Science ensures the implementation of the National Open Science Policy.

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The aim of the Small Encyclopedia of Open Science developed by the Committee for Open Science is to disseminate clear and comprehensive knowledge on ten key open science topics. Open Science Infrastructure…
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Le 24/09/2025
The French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the European Science Foundation (ESF), the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) announce the creation of GRIOS. This international initiative aims to provide syntheses of…

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Le 16/09/2025
The authors chose to study France, a leading country in monitoring Open Science, and to use data from the French Open Science Monitor, that covers the entire country since 2018. Public policies promoting open science aim to develop the circulation…

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Le 23/07/2025
Transparency to Sustain Open Science Infrastructure (TSOSI) is a data platform that lists funding contributions to open science infrastructure. This project was itself funded by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR) and has been led by Université…

Ongoing projects
Legal affairs expert group
Open scientific publishing expert group
Transparency and publicising the results of health research
The definition and recognition of data management and dissemination activities
Passport for open science
Publication and self-archiving policies
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