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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 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…

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Le 07/07/2025
The Open Science Monitoring Initiative (OSMI) has published today the final internationally agreed upon version of the Principles of Open Science Monitoring. Discover the Principles: https://open-science-monitoring.org/principles/ These Principles focus on three key pillars: (1) relevance and significance, (2) transparency and…

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Le 27/05/2025
The French chapter of CoARA (Coalition for the Advancement of Research Assessment) met on May 6th at the Ministry of Higher Education and Research for its 2nd annual plenary session. This French chapter of CoARA was set up in October…

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Transparency and publicising the results of health research
The definition and recognition of data management and dissemination activities
Passport for open science
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