The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation established a Commission Expert Group to provide advice about the development and implementation of open science policy in Europe.

This is the 'Open Science Policy Platform' (OSPP). Its mandate 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

The closing date for submission of applications was 22 March 2016. For any questions about the application please consult the FAQs or the Call for expression of interest ( 110 KB) .

If you have any further questions please consult the FAQs or send an email to: RTD-Open-Science@ec.europa.eu