Open Data

Research Data Act: Incremental Step in the Right Direction?
Will the federal Research Data Act (Forschungsdatengesetz, FDG) actually help to improve data access in...

Open Science Study: Business Studies and Economics on Track for More Openness
A recent study by the ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics shows that Open Science practices...

Barcamp Open Science 2024: Happy Birthday!
This year, the Barcamp Open Science (#oscibar) celebrated its 10th anniversary. Open Science Success...

Data Stewards: Central Contact Point for Research Data and Open Data
A few years ago, universities and research institutions began appointing data stewards. But what exactly...

Anniversary of re3data: 10 Years of Active Campaigning for the Opening of Research Data and a Culture of Sharing
re3data, the largest directory for research data, is celebrating its tenth birthday. We interviewed two...

European Open Science Cloud: Small Projects, Big Plans and 1 Billion EUR
The mishmash in relation to research data environments on a national, European and global level is...

Open Economics Guide: New Open Science Support for Economics Researchers
Despite many benefits of Open Science, several barriers still prevent researchers from opening up their...

Wikidata and Open Science: A Model for Open Data Work
Wikidata is a language-independent factual database belonging to the Wikimedia family which includes the...

The 2019/20 Barometer for the Academic World: New Insights for Open Science?
What is the state of science in Germany these days? The Barometer for the Acadamic World has been...

Open Science Strategy: TU Delft Aims at the Pole Position for the Open Era
The TU Delft has recently released its open science strategy and has expressed the ambition to be a...