Thanks to open science, you can access everything resulting from research, such as publications and research data, without restrictions.
Working on open science together
Open Science NL task force
Together with NWO, KNAW, VSNU, the Association of Universities of Applied Sciences and NFU, SURF endorses the Open Science NL task force. Our ambition is to make all research data suitable for reuse and to make all research results available as open-access publications.
The role of SURF
The SURF cooperative provides the necessary technology; network, data, computing. Dialogue with other organisations to achieve innovation is ingrained in the way our cooperative works. This enables SURF to contribute to the practical implementation of the transformation to open and data-intensive science.
Collaborating on research data management
We gather knowledge about open science and bring researchers and research supporters together in networks. Research data management is the technical foundation of this. We work with institutions on systems to make that easier. We also work with institutions to pool infrastructures in the Netherlands for data reuse and sharing.
FAIR data
Spearheaded by this are the FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable). Together with partners such as DANS, DTL and the Netherlands eScience Centre, SURF has set up a GoFAIR data office that coordinates and stimulates the implementation of the FAIR principles in the Netherlands. In the coming years, SURF is committed to working with these parties and the research domains on standardisation that will make it easier to make research data suitable for reuse.
European Open Science Cloud
In Europe, open science is stimulated and supported by the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). To give Dutch researchers and research communities easy access to this cloud, SURF participates in several EU projects around the EOSC.