AAGW3 - Piers Bocock - CGIAR Open Access Policy Initiative

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1. CGIAR Open Access Policy Initiative Update: March 2013
3. Outline • Open Access: What? • Open Access: Why? • Open Access: Who? • Open Access: How? • Open Access: When? • The CGIAR Context • CGIAR Open Access Status • Knowledge Commons • Spatial Data Commons • How this applies to You • How to get Involved • Next Steps
4. Open Access: What? • CGIAR Intellectual Asset (IA) Principles is the umbrella guidance for this Policy. • Art. 6.1 of the CGIAR IA Principles states: “The Consortium and the Centers shall promptly and broadly disseminate their research results, subject to confidentiality as may be associated with [certain] permitted restrictions, or subject to limited delays to seek IP Rights [(patents, etc.)]” • Berlin Declaration compliance: – Free worldwide licensing – Open repository availability
5. Open Access: Why? • Practical reasons – Donors are increasingly demanding it, and better sharing of information will lead to greater impact. • Moral reasons – Our work is a ‘public good’ and should be made available, not only for sharing, but ideally for uptake and use. • Efficiency reasons – Part of the CGIAR Reform effort to provide better/faster/easier access to CGIAR research. – We can do more and duplicate less if we are better at sharing our research results and data.
6. Open Access: Who? 2006 (updated June 2012) November 2012 July 2012
7. Open Access: How? • Utilize a stable, permanent and open access registry for the information products resulting from research, • Allow unrestricted re-use of content subject to proper attribution (which could be restricted to non-commercial use), • Give full and proper attribution to creators, partnering institutions and the source of funding, • Comply with relevant privacy protection protocols, seeking permissions as relevant. Personal privacy, third party copyright, licensing and embargo policies must be respected.
8. Context: CGIAR Research Infrastructure • 15 Research Centers; Members of the CGIAR Consortium • Over 8,000 scientists and staff • Over 250 locations in 80 countries • 16 CGIAR Research Programs • Hundreds of partner organizations
9. Context: Research Outputs • Multiple disciplines: – plant breeding, entomology, agronomy, agroforestry, sociology, economics, as well as crop, livestock, human nutrition and health sciences • Multiple units of measurement: – molecular, plant and animal, plot and farm, landscape and watershed, geographical • Multiple formats: – journal articles, reports, datasets, images • Multiple funders: – Public money, foundations, private sector
10. Context: Barriers • Distributed governance of institutions • Lack of formal overarching data and knowledge management vision or strategy • Absence of agreed guidelines on implementing the principles • Underinvestment in appropriate data and knowledge management cultures, platforms, and protocols • Lack of common and consistently-applied standards and best practices • Too few specialized professional staff • Inadequate technical infrastructure • Few incentives, workplans and resources to curate and share data and knowledge
11. Context: Opportunities • A Vision: • Results of research and development activities are international public goods • Open and free access to all research results and development activities is the default • A Legal Framework: • In March 2012 CGIAR Consortium Board approved Intellectual Assets Principles • CGIAR research products shall be promptly and broadly disseminated in appropriate open digital formats that allow perpetual access • Appropriate licensing shall be adopted to allow and encourage widespread use and appropriation of CGIAR research products • A Changing Culture
12. CGIAR Open Access Status • GOAL: development of Consortium-wide Open Access Policy for CGIAR publishing and intellectual assets • September 2012 Data & Knowledge Management Workshop • Working Group formed, with membership from Consortium Office, ILRI, IFPRI, ICRAF, Bioversity, CIAT • Concept note finalized; Google site created, 3 virtual meetings held • Initial Policy drafted, feedback received, finalizing (by March 22) • Engagement plan being developed • Networks identified for socialization, feedback on policy • IMPORTANT: Policy is due to Board for approval in June; Guidelines will also be drafted, with version 1.0 by June, but not for Board Approval. They will be a “living” document.
13. Implementation: Knowledge Commons • GOAL: Development of a web-based space that harvests and aggregates all CGIAR publications, documents, completed (non- spatial) datasets, etc. from Center/CRP repositories. • Working Group formed with membership from IFRPI, ICRAF, ILRI, Consortium Office. • Concept note finalized and shared; Google site created, virtual and in-person meetings held • Decision to align Open Access standards made; CG Space will be main aggregation site, with connections – through Open Standards – to other libraries; CGIAR.org library will serve as overarching registry, using Dspace and Dataverse. • Goal: V1.0 live by June 2013; 5 Centers, 5 CRPs accessible by November 2013; 10 of each by May 2014.
14. Implementation: Spatial Data Commons • GOAL: Develop a web-based registry to harvest and share spatial data for improved decision-making and visual mapping capabilities. • Task Force created with membership from ILRI/CSI, IFPRI/CSI, CIMMYT, ICRAF, Consortium Office, FAO, ENECA. • Google group established, 2 virtual meetings held. • Working on developing roadmap and defining how CSI Group will play a role in all this. • Working on proposal to BMGF for development of platform.
15. How this applies to You • Done properly, awareness about and access to key data, information, and knowledge will be streamlined • Commonly agreed open standards will need to be used for depositing data into Center and CRP repositories
16. How to get Involved • Volunteer to help review OA Policy and identify key areas for implementation guidelines. • Work with CSI group on Spatial Data Commons concept • Volunteer to review concept and roadmap of Knowledge Commons group.
17. Next Steps • Circulate draft Policy. • Implementation guidelines topics collected; drafting begins. • OA Policy shared with DGs and Board Chairs. • Policy provided to Consortium Board for approval with: – Crosswalk comparison to DfID, WB, Wellcome Trust – Roadmap towards implementation by July 1 2014 – Implementation Guide outline • Knowledge Commons v.1 • Spatial Data Commons v.1
18. Research Project Management • GOAL: Develop a Harmonized Research Management (RM) Platform for planning, reporting, monitoring, and providing for public access to CGIAR research. • Task Force created: Michael Marus (Chair), Joanna Kane-Potaka (ICRISAT), Ravi Prabhu (ICRAF), John McIntire (ILRI), Peter McCornick (IWMI), Robert Chapman (Bioversity), Luis Anibal Solórzano Cárdenas (CGIAR Consortium), Tania Jordan (CGIAR Consortium) • Google group established, 1st virtual meeting scheduled. • Working on gathering/identifying concrete RM requirements at all levels Consortium, Center, CRP, Donor, Partner • Working on identifying best-of-breed solutions for possible scaling to CRPs Thank You.