In spring this year, the European Commission invited a range of stakeholders, including Knowledge Rights 21, to a workshop to discuss the findings of a series of academic and research papers published last year commissioned by DG Research, Technology and Development (DG RTD).…
Dear Prime Minister Sanchez, We are looking forward to the Spanish Presidency of the EU. With its strong emphasis on open science and library networks at home, Spain has a great opportunity to contribute to realising Europe’s potential through advancing towards 21st century access to research, education and culture.…
The Netherlands has not one, but two, copyright Acts. One that is applicable to the European Netherlands and is compliant with EU law and a second act that is applicable solely to the Caribbean Netherlands, the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius (‘Statia’), and Saba (known collectively as the BES). KR21 has recommended to the Dutch government to abolish the Act that is specific to this small region of the country and to apply the European Netherlands’ Act to the BES, as the current situation is limiting access to information, knowledge and culture for the inhabitants of this part of the Netherlands. …
2/3/2023 A key feature of the shift from physical to digital materials, as experienced by both consumers and educational institutions,…
14 February 2023 A 2023 public consultation in Finland on eBooks, to which Knowledge Rights 21 responded, has just closed.…
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.”…
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