1. A research perspective from Poland on Open Science
Janusz Smulko, Anna Wałek
Focus on Open Science – Chapter VII Gdańsk r.

2. Idea of Open Science
What is Open Science

3. Idea of Open Science

4. European Open Science Policy

5. European Open Science Policy
The European Commission has been implementing OA to research results from projects funded by the European Union since 2006

6. European Open Science Policy
The most important declarations and documents
| Recommendation of 17 July of access to and preservation of scientific information (2012)
| The Digital Agenda for Europe (2014)
| Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science (2016)
| cOAlition S for the Realisation of Full and Immediate Open Access (2018)

7. Polish Open Science Policy
The most important declarations and documents
| Declaration on Access to Research Data From Public Funding issued by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2004)
| Resolution of Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP) on general access to scientific publications (2007)
| Resolution of Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland and Polish Academy of Sciences on common position on the principles of OA to scientific and educational publications (2013)
| Direction for the development of open access initiative to scientific publications and research output - Ministry of Science and Higher Education recommendations on OA (2015)
| cOAlition S for the Realisation of Full and Immediate Open Access - National Science Centre (2018)

8. Polish Open Repositories
best university rankings published in “Perspektywy”
| Total number of universities – 54 (only 20 has a repository – 38 %)
| General universities (22) – 12 has a repository (55%)
| Technical universities (23) – 8 has a repository (35%)
| No medical University has a repository
| 13 polish universities (including 8 medical universities) are currently working on implementing OA repository

9. Majority on the Creative Commons license
Polish Open Journals
535 Open Access Journals indexed in
Majority on the Creative Commons license
Only 98 with APC

10. 4450 scientific and professional
Polish Open Journals
4450 scientific and professional
e-journals indexed in
ARIANTA DATABASE

11. Changes in Polish higher education system
Since October 2018 – The new bill on higher education and science, the so-called Law 2.0, also known as the Constitution for Science
The new minister’s list of scientific journals
Support program for scientific journals
– OA is obligatory if the journal wants to get support

12. Location of GUT

13. Scientific traditions of the University
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (born in 1688 in Gdańsk) worldwide known physicist and inventor of mercury thermometer
Jan Heweliusz
(born in 1611 in Gdańsk),
inventor of periscope
and micrometer screw
In the Senate of Gdańsk University of Technology passed a resolution naming two courtyards after the prominent Danzigers. Nowadays, there is a portrait in each one.
Gdańsk Societas Physicae Experimentalis ( )
One of the first natural societies on the territory of the Polish Crown.
It contributed to establishing technical university in Gdańsk In 1904, where its scientific collection was passed.

14. History – the oldest university in northern Poland
1904
1904 – 1918
Königliche Technische Hochschule zu Danzig
1918 – 1921
Technische Hochschule in Danzig
1921 – 1939
Technische Hochschule der Freien Stadt Danzig
1939 – 1941
Technische Hochschule Danzig
1941 – 1945
Reichshochschule Danzig
1945 – present
Politechnika Gdańska
(Gdańsk University of Technology)
1945
2017

15. Faculties I Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics
I Faculty of Architecture
I Faculty of Chemistry
I Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
I Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering
I Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics
I Faculty of Management and Economics
I Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
I Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology

16. Campus I Elegant, modern and environment-friendly
I Charming and majestic buildings from the 20th century
I State-of-the-art lecture halls
I Highly specialised laboratories

17. Business cooperation and research
I 300 inventions to be implemented (currently)
I 200 R&D projects with national and international funds (in progress)
I 700 contracts with entrepreneurs within the last 3 years

18. Research

19. Publications

20. The most important projects
Multidisciplinary Open System Transfering Knowledge – MOST Wiedzy’,
co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund
The most important projects I
The idea is to design and build a platform that integrates data from multiple databases
(of both Gdańsk University of Technology and other scientific units), which will increase accessibility, coherence and reuse of science, knowledge and technology resources
Project value: 2,3 M EURO
Period of implementation:
Operational Program Polska Cyfrowa (Digital Poland)

21. Multidyscyplinary Open System Transfering Knowlegde project
Open Access and Open Science
at Gdańsk University of Technology
The most important projects
Multidyscyplinary Open System Transfering Knowlegde project
This will result in a bridge connecting the research community and their economic environment (businesses, nonprofit organizations, citizens).

22. Multidyscyplinary Open System Transfering Knowlegde project
Open Access and Open Science
at Gdańsk University of Technology
Multidyscyplinary Open System Transfering Knowlegde project

23. depositing publications in the repository
Open Access and Open Science
at Gdańsk University of Technology
depositing publications in the repository

24. depositing publications in the repository
Open Access and Open Science
at Gdańsk University of Technology
depositing publications in the repository
The author – enters publication data and a full-text file into the my PG system and selects the license
The University Department of Scientific Matters – verification, validation of the publication’s metadata and addition of all valid bibliometric elements
The Library Repository Services Team - checks the publisher’s policy and embargo and makes sure that the type and format of the uploaded file are correct
Upon approval, the file of the publication
and its metadata are transferred to open repository
Since September 2017 – 729 full texts in the open repository

25. depositing publications in the repository
MOST Wiedzy author’s profile
depositing publications in the repository

26. depositing publications in the repository
MOST Wiedzy publication details and full text
depositing publications in the repository

27. The most important projects
MOST Danych - Multidisciplinary Open System Transfering Knowledge stage II Open Research Data
co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund
The most important projects I
The idea is to create Competence Centre which will provide expertise and support including trainings among scholars about different aspects of Open Science and face to face consultations
and to design and build a platform dedicated to research data generated at the three most important universities of Pomerania, which will increase accessibility, coherence and reuse of science, knowledge and technology resources I
Project value: almost 6,3 M EURO
Period of implementation:
Operational Program Polska Cyfrowa (Digital Poland)

28. Multidyscyplinary Open System Transferring Knowlegde stage II
Open Access and Open Science
at Gdańsk University of Technology – next stage
Multidyscyplinary Open System Transferring Knowlegde stage II
Open Research Data

29. Research Data Repository
Open Access and Open Science
at Gdańsk University of Technology
Multidyscyplinary Open System Transferring Knowlegde stage II
Open Research Data
Research Data Repository

30. What does it mean for researchers
Challenges
What does it mean for researchers

31. Modern Research and Development Centre