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ERA AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING
NORBERT KROO
HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES,
EURAB AND ERC
VIENNA,15.06.2007
GROWING SIGNIFICANCE OF KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE BASED SOCIETY (ECONOMY)
INNOVATION ORIENTED SOCIETY
RESOURCES (LABOUR, MATERIALS, ENERGY, CAPITAL,
KNOWLEDGE). SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE!
(danger to treat knowledge as a tradable commodity)
NEW PRACTICES INRESEARCH (multidisciplinary,groups)
NEW PRIORITIES (sustainable devel.,jobs, competitiveness)
DRYING OUT TECHNOLOGIES
NEW POTENTIAL REVOLUTIONS (BIO-, NANO-, INFO-TECHNOLOGIES )
INCREASING CRITICAL SIZE. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
SCIENCE IS CHANGINGSCIENCE IS CHANGING * THE * THE COMPLEXITYCOMPLEXITY OF KNOWLEDGE INCREASES OF KNOWLEDGE INCREASES DEEPER DEEPER
KNOWLEDGE IN NARROWER FIELDSKNOWLEDGE IN NARROWER FIELDS
* * INTERDISCIPLINARYINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH EXPANDS. RESEARCH EXPANDS.
(COMPLEX PROBLEMS)(COMPLEX PROBLEMS)
* THE * THE COST COST OF RESEARCH (INFRASTRUCTURE) SKYROCKETS. OF RESEARCH (INFRASTRUCTURE) SKYROCKETS. GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT NEEDED.GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT NEEDED.
* INCREASING * INCREASING CRITICAL SIZECRITICAL SIZE. NETWORKING.. NETWORKING.
(BOTH FINANCIALLY AND IN HUMAN POTENTIAL)(BOTH FINANCIALLY AND IN HUMAN POTENTIAL)
* STRONGER INFLUENCE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE * STRONGER INFLUENCE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMYECONOMY
* NEW WAYS OF DOING SCIENCE: „KNOWLEDGE BORN IN CYBER-* NEW WAYS OF DOING SCIENCE: „KNOWLEDGE BORN IN CYBER-
SPACE” THROUGH THE INTERACTION OF DISLOCATED SCIENTISTSSPACE” THROUGH THE INTERACTION OF DISLOCATED SCIENTISTS
* DEVELOPMENT COSTS BEYOND THE POSSIBILITIES OF * DEVELOPMENT COSTS BEYOND THE POSSIBILITIES OF COMPANIESCOMPANIESREQUEST FOR STATE INTERVENTION, COMPANY REQUEST FOR STATE INTERVENTION, COMPANY
CONSORTIACONSORTIA
* SCIENCE HAS BECOME FULLY INTERNATIONAL. * SCIENCE HAS BECOME FULLY INTERNATIONAL. GLOBALIZATIONGLOBALIZATION
GREAT CHALLENGES AND
POSSIBILITIES OF THE 21TH CENTURY
(in the microworld)
SIMULTANEOULY 3 GREAT REVOLUTIONS: INFORMATICS,
BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
BUT THEIR COMBINATION ALSO POSSIBLE (E.G. BIOINFORMATICS)
BIO
INFO
NANO
THE VISION OF EUROPEAN SCIENCE
CHANCE TO SHAPE, STRUCTURE AND BETTER FUND SCIENCE
IN EUROPE (on EU, national and regional levels)
-structures and institutions evolve rapidly,
-the newly founded ERC is of historical significance,
-the re-launching of the ERA concept is on the agenda,
-there is a chance to re-visit the EU budget for R&D and the
treaty,
-the renewed activity around the better use
of the Structural Funds for R&D.
HOW TO ADDRESS WEAKNESSES AND
EXPLORE STRENGTHS ?
RESEARCH POLICY OF THE EU:-TO SUPPORT EXCELLENT RESEARCH: FP7
AND OF COHESION POLICIES:-TO REDUCE GRADIENTS BETWEEN REGIONS: STRUCTURAL FUNDS
SYNERGY (COMPLEMENTARITY) OF THEM:-TO MOBILIZE THE R&D POTENTIAL ON ALL LEVELS
-TO IMPROVE RESEARCH CAPACITY
THE RE-VITALIZATION OF ERA-MOBILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, INSTITUTIONS, COORDINATION,
INTERNATIONALIZATION, EXCELLENCE, COOPERATION IN
COMPETITION, BETTER USE OF THE RESEARCH CAPACITY OF
THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE UNION
ABOUT
EUROPEAN LEVEL COMPETITION:-ADDED VALUE: HIGHER QUALITY RESEARCH
COOPERATION, NETWORKING:-CRITICAL MASS (INTELLECTUAL AND FINANTIAL)
-LESS DUPLICATION, FRAGMENTATION
SUPPORT OF EXCELLENCE:-GOOD FOR ALL
BUT THE SAME APPLIES TO THE PROPER
USE OF STRUCTURAL FUNDS!
„SCIENCE IS TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE HAS SEEN BUT
THINK WHAT NO ONE HAS THOUGHT” ALBERT SZENT-GYÖRGYI
GALILEI
ERC
IDEAS!
(Frontier research)
THE GROWING SIGNIFICANCE OF IDEAS AND TALENTS (The Economist)
ERC ONE OF THE KEY INSTRUMENTS TO REALIZE
THE ERA CONCEPT (ONE OF THE FOUR SPECIFIC
PROGRAMMES OF FP7). THE NEED TO RE-THINK ERA
EXPECTED BENEFITS
- NEW KNOLEDGE, IDEAS, DISCOVERIES
- HIGHER QUALITY BY EUROPEAN LEVEL COMPETITION
- STRONGER EUROPEAN RESEARCH EFFORTS
- DECREASING FRAGMENTATION
- MINIMAL DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS AND RESOURCES
- THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION MAY HAVE A BETTER
VIEW OF RESEARCH IN EUROPE
MISSION OF THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL OF ERC
(more than money distributor):
DECIDE ON SCIENTIFIC STRATEGY
MONITOR AND CONTROL QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE
ESTABLISH A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY (INCL. TO THE
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
MULTDISCIPLINARITY,
SUPPORT OF HIGH RISK RESEARCH
A. SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
INSTITUTIONS, BEHAVIOUR, VALUES AND BELIEFS
THE HUMAN MIND AND ITS COMPLEXITY
CULTURES AND STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY
THE STUDY OF THE PAST AND OF CULTURAL ARTEFACTS
B. LIFE SCIENCES
MOLECULAR, CELLULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
GENETICS, GENOMICS, BIOINFORMATICS AND SYSTEM
BIOLOGY
NEUROSCIENCES
EVOLUTIONARY, POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL
BIOLOGY
APPLIED MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
APPLIED BIOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING
C. NATURAL SCIENCES
MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS
FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUENTS OF MATTER
STRUCTURES AND REACTIONS
MATERIAL SCIENCES AND METHODS
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
ENGINEERING SCIENCES
UNIVERSE SCIENCE
EART SYSTEM SCIENCE
ON RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IT’S SIGNIFICANCE TO FACILITATE INNOVATION AND
COMPETITIVENESS
THE PUBLICATION LANDSCAPE AS A VITAL ELEMENT OF THIS
INFRASTRUCTURE
-the e-infrastructure itself,
-the integration of research articles with primary data,
-the role of publications in quality control,
-the publishing itself,
-copyrights, etc.
CHANGES IN THE PUBLICATION FIELD
EURAB (EURAB 06.049) AND ERC STATEMENTS
TIME IS GETTING RIPE FOR CHANGES!
SOME PARADOXICAL ISSUES IN R&D:
-COMPETITIVENESS PARADOX: often quoted in Europe
-TIME PARADOX: THE TIME NEEDED TO ACQUIRE
KNOWLEDGE INCREASES AND THE
OBSOLESCENCE TIME OF IT DECREASES
(fast reactions needed from all players, scientists,
decision makers, publishers, etc.)
NEW TECHNOLOGIES (internet, databases,...)
(strong impact on publication habits too)
PROGRESS IN ICT-s
NEW TECHNOLOGIES = NEW POSSIBILITIES
Silicon technology
Vacuum tube technology ENIAC
4G DRAM
INTERESTS OF SCIENTISTS (and society):FAST DISSEMINATION AND PROMPT ACCESS
MAXIMAL IMPACT (electronic: increasing share in publication)
QUALITY ASSURANCE:
- FOR EVALUATION (individuals and groups)
- FOR COMPETITIVE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
FEEDBACK TO THE AUTHOR (good referee system)
AFFORDABILITY
- ACCEPTABLE PRIZE
(at present too expensive)
- SUPPORT OF THE FUNDERS
OPEN ACCESS: Making digital content available free of charge without
restrictions (a complete version of the work is deposited,
and this means published).
OA repositories and electronic journals are subject to the
same Peer Review process as the traditional journals
Peer Review carried out by the scientific community
The paradoxical cases:
(Nature, Science ??)
DIFFERENT FORMS OF DISSEMINATION (1):1. OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS
-copyright typically by the author,
-peer reviewed,
-non profit with some exceptions,
-author pays (<50%), page charge often waived,
-main income from advertisments,
-users have the right to read, copy, distribute, print, search,
link to the full text of the articles
(Budapest OA initiative, 2003)
2. PREPRINT
-articles prior to publication, before peer review
-limited quality significance,
-freely distributed.
DIFFERENT FORMS OF DISSEMINATION (2): 3. POST PRINT
-after peer reviewed but not copy edited
-deposited in OA repositories.
4. PUBLISHER VERSION
-revised version
5. OPEN ACCESS ARCHIVE
-free access
-long term preservation
-without peer review
-may contain preprints and postprints too
A FEW REMARKS:
QUALITY, MEASURED ON THE BASIS OF THE REACTION
OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY (impact)
EXCELLENCE, AS THE ONLY SELECTION RULE IN
FUNDING (ERC) NEEDS THIS PARAMETER E.G. IN THE
EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS.( problems with the peer review
system in multidisciplinary fields). The ERC approach!
DECREASE OF PRESCRIPTIONS (partly due to the
prize factor)
PUBLISHERS ARE FOR SCIENTISTS AND NOT THE
OTHER WAY ROUND (publishers better organized;
increasing efforts by scientists) BALANCED SYSTEM?
A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS:SCIENTISTS SHOULD BE FREE WHERE TO PUBLISH
PROMPT AND BROAD ACCESS WITHIN THE EU
PROGRAMMES (repository for [peer reviewed] articles)
CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN EUROPEAN RESEARCH
FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS
OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORIES WITH GUIDELINES OF
WHAT AND HOW TO DEPOSIT
OA POLICY ONE ELEMENT IN RANKING A JOURNAL
STANDARDIZATION OF PRACTICES
PHASED IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY NEW PRACTICE
GATEKEEPERS!
EUROPEAN PRESENCE ON THE
GLOBAL PUBLICATION
„MARKET”
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TO CONCLUDE EUROPE HAS TO SPEED UP IT’S EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN
THE KNOWLEDGE BASE TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE ON
GLOBAL SCALE,
THE CHANCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IS THERE,
AN IMPROVED RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IS ONE OF THE
PRECONDITIONS,
THE SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION SYSTEM IS AN IMPORTANT
ELEMENT OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE,
THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM TO IMPROVE IT’S EFFICIENCY,
THIS CAN BE DONE IF THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE
OPTIMALLY EXPLORED AND THE DIFFERENT PLAYERS
FIND A COMPROMISED COMMON PLATFORM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES