ENoLL is pleased to announce that its President, Tuija Hirvikoski, has been nominated as a member of the Open Science Policy Platform (OSPP) today contributing to the development of a European Open Science Policy Agenda.

Announced on Friday the 27th of May by Commissioner Moedas during the Competitiveness Council, the group consists of 25 high-level representatives of the broad constituency of European (open) science stakeholders. ENoLL President, Dr. Tuija Hirvikoski will be representing ENoLL on the OSPP in the category of “Research Organisations.”

The mandate of the Open Science Policy Platform is to:

1. advise the Commission on how to  further develop and practically implement open science policy, in line with the priority of  Commissioner Moedas to radically improve the quality and impact of  European science
2. function as a dynamic, stakeholder-driven mechanism for bringing up and addressing issues of  concern for the European science and research community and its representative organisations, following five broad lines for actions which are presented in the draft European Open Science Agenda  124 KB
3. support policy formulation by helping to identify the issues to  be addressed and providing recommendations on the policy actions required
4. support policy implementation, contributing to reviewing best practices, drawing policy guidelines and encouraging their active uptake by stakeholders
5. provide advice and recommendations on any cross-cutting issue affecting Open Science

We are looking forward to contributing to this key conversation representing the Living Lab community and supporting the open innovation movement.