The Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information aims to promote openness of research information, that is, information about publications, data, software, and other research outputs, as well as information about research funding and grants, and information about research organisations and research contributors.
The Declaration was prepared by a group of over 25 research information experts, representing organizations that carry out, fund, and evaluate research, as well as organizations that provide research information infrastructures.
Mutual Benefits
The collaboration between GraspOS and the Barcelona Declaration Initiative offers shared benefits.
GraspOS focuses on responsible research assessment based on open research information, making the transition from closed to open research information advocated by the Barcelona Declaration of crucial importance for the project. In turn, GraspOS demonstrates the positive effect that this transition can have on research assessment practices.
This collaboration is made visible through the GraspOS community of practice and through the communication channels of the Barcelona Declaration, and is expected to yield the following outcomes:
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Increase the visibility of the Barcelona Declaration among organisations interested in research assessment reform, such as the members of the GraspOS consortium and the members of CoARA.
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Provide a number of concrete examples of research organisations that have managed to reform their research assessment practices through the use of open research information.
