Friday May 27 2016 the European ministers of science, innovation, trade, and industry decided that from 2020 all scientific articles must be freely available to everyone.
The scientific publishing process is subject to new, and sometimes controversial, developments.
On 4 and 5 April 2016 the Dutch Presidency conference on Open Science was held in Amsterdam.
Improving open access for scientific publications and the best possible re-use of research data is a key priority of the Dutch government.
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) celebrated its 384th Dies Natalis (anniversary) on Friday, 8 January.
Open access is also important for higher education.
The Dutch government is of the opinion that publicly funded research should in principle be freely accessible.
Dutch National website providing information for academics about the advantages of open access to publicly financed research
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