In agreeing to pursue the Policy Agenda for the European Research Area 2022-24 (ERA Agenda), the European Union’s Member States have taken an important and welcome step towards a more comprehensive policy approach to boosting Europe’s research and innovation performance. Four reports from last summer explore the issues in more depth – this blog offers a summary.…
Dear Prime Minister Kristersson, As a long-standing leader in Europe in promoting research, education and libraries, we have high expectations…
As part of our work to support legal and policy change that favours 21st century access to research, education and…
On the 12th of December the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) launched a major statement on the legal and market situation that surrounds scholarly communication: “Allea Statement On Open Access Publications under “Big Deals” and the New Copyright Rules.”…
Felix Reda, 7 November 2022 It has been a year since the German Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals formed the…
Copyright may be far away from many people’s minds when celebrating Halloween, certainly at least when it comes to shocks or excitement. However, fear is arguably a key driver of the way that we work with copyright, both in applying it on a day-to-day basis, and in approaching it as a subject for advocacy.…
19 October 2022 Libraries have a crucial role in ensuring the affordability of education and learning for all. In many…
The Knowledge Rights 21 Programme is all about ensuring that in copyright laws and policies, the importance of rights to…
How to address the challenge of the critical under-supply of digital content, in an accessible, affordable way, in order to…
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