1. Opennessa principle in need of a code of conduct Dr. L.A. Plugge, WTR January 27, 2010 – eInfraNet kick-off meeting, Dublin

2. Allemansrätten - Everyman's Rights Januari 27, 2010 2 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research The Allemansrätt gives a person the right to access, walk, cycle, ride, ski, and camp on any land – under the condition that you…

3. Don’t disturb – Don’t destroy Januari 27, 2010 3 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research Allemansrätten became part of the Swedish constitution since 1994. Overseen by the Swedish National Environmental Protection Agency

4. Openness depends on a common interest, cooperation and joint policy making about the do’s and don’ts Januari 27, 2010 4 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research

5. First steps to openness in Schengen countriesneeded new policies for information exchange Germany, Netherlands, Belgium (1995) Januari 27, 2010 5 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research

6. What does Openness mean? It presupposes a Communal interest and agreement. It can include to mean: Transparency – visibility of structure, procedures, organization Net neutrality - no restrictions on content, sites, platforms, equipment, modes of communication; Open education – sharing content, methods, ideas; Open access – free to view/use/contribute/redistribute; Open source - access to product's source (code) materials (not equal to free source); … Januari 27, 2010 6 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research

7. Openness is relevant in every sector of life on all levels Infrastructure and facilities Government (local, national, EU) Research and innovation Education Health Businesses … Januari 27, 2010 7 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research And all those sectors are interconnected

8. Network neutrality, for example Some threats: Prioritizing certain important (€€) traffic Filtering traffic (-€€) For example: Skype blocking application Taxing communication For example EU considered taxing SMS and e-mail (1ct/sms en 0.00001 ct per e-mail) Januari 27, 2010 8 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research

9. Open Education – mainly content / courseware Januari 27, 2010 9 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research No certificates No credits Contribution to EU-policies: “…harmonizing education & training policies throughout Europe. […] promoting collaboration between European educators and comprehension between European learners.” (www.ariadne-eu.org) Quality assurance?

10. Open Ed can also mean ‘transparent’ Bologna process to create one European Higher Ed area Standard academic degrees Bachelor, Master, Doctoral Quality assurance European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) Januari 27, 2010 10 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research

12. “is free”;

13. “the author pays”;

14. “has no peer review”;

16. 1423 Repositories worldwide holding over >20.9 Million items Januari 27, 2010 13 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research Repository66.org Repository Maps

18. You cannot copyright a fact.

19. I have paid for it through taxes!

20. Don’t stifle innovation!

21. We need to be able to check!

23. The problem is how to manage the explosion of digital information Januari 27, 2010 16 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research

24. For example:Data production from LHC at CERN Januari 27, 2010 17 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research LHC in full production generates 15 Petabyte each year

25. Open Science is about more than publications and data: It is about sharing, reusing and contributing of: Tacit and explicit knowledge Methods, models and techniques; Applications; Middleware; Computing and storage facilities; Instruments; Network. Januari 27, 2010 18 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research

26. e(nhanced)Science: The Fourth Paradigmthe merging of experimental and theoretical science Januari 27, 2010 19 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research The Fourth Paradigm

27. “Data and information become the core business of scientists in both public and private organizations” (Bob Hertzberger) Januari 27, 2010 20 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research The Fourth Paradigm

28. eScience is facilitated by merging technologies Januari 27, 2010 21 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research GT: grid technology OGSA: open grid services architecture WSDL: web service definition language WSDM: web services distribution management Bob Hertzberger

29. Providing the opportunity to share and reuse Januari 27, 2010 22 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research Bob Hertzberger

30. Sharing, using and contributing to infrastructure Januari 27, 2010 23 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research Bob Hertzberger

31. Sharing and contributing has economic advantages Januari 27, 2010 24 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research Bob Hertzberger

32. When do we have (most) openness? Januari 27, 2010 25 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research Maturity Hans Dijkman

33. Concluding remarks Openness presupposes a common interest; Openness requires agreements and policies for conduct; Openness does not mean simply ‘free’ – it is about using, sharing, contributing and transparency; Openness can be supported by many business models; Openness is important to all sectors of life; Openness has started to take off in Research and Education; many initiatives but also many uncertainties to be solved; Openness needs cooperation and coordination Januari 27, 2010 26 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research It only works when done together

34. Januari 27, 2010 27 SURF – ICT innovation by and for higher education and research Leo Plugge plugge@surf.nl www.surf.nl/wtr Shoot!