Open Science

Note: The questions that follow are intended for self-assessment and reflection. The answers are not primarily focused on fact-checking, but rather on encouraging introspection regarding how you apply or plan to apply the acquired content in a real-world professional or academic context.

Definition and Scope of Open Science

• How would you define Open Science, and which aspects of the knowledge creation process does it encompass?

Legal and Strategic Framework in Croatia

• How does the 2022 Act on Higher Education and Scientific Activity promote the principles of Open Science?

• What is the role of the "Croatian Open Science Plan" and the "Research Infrastructure Development Plan in the Republic of Croatia 2023–2027" in positioning Open Science as a priority in Croatia?

Key Initiatives and Infrastructures

• Explain the role and connection between the National Science Information System (CroRIS), the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), and the Croatian Open Science Cloud (HR-OOZ) in promoting Open Science in Croatia.

Open Access to Scientific Publications

• What are the three main models of Open Access to publications? Describe each model.

• In what ways can universities systematically support Open Access to the publications of their employees and students?

Open Research Infrastructure

• Why is high-quality open research infrastructure crucial for achieving high standards in research and fostering innovation?

FAIR Principles for Research Data

• What do the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) entail for research data management? List the specific guidelines they offer.

• Explain a situation in which data can be FAIR even when they are not fully open.

• Where should researchers store their data, and which repositories should be preferred?

Open Source

• Explain the importance of open source code in scientific research and how it contributes to transparency and reproducibility.

• What is a necessary prerequisite for applying FAIR principles to programming code?