A possible scenario for applying Open Science to Romanian education

Ovidiu BICA
National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest
8-10 Mareșal Alexandru Averescu Av., 011455, Bucharest, Romania
ovidiu.bica@ici.ro

Abstract: This paper presents the results of the research project “IT Support for Open Science in Promoting Responsible Research and Innovation” under the Core Program. There are briefly presented concepts related to Open Science, Open Access, Cloud computing, Open Educational Resources. The current period of research and innovation development requires additional transparency of research results, which can be achieved through access to Open Science, as well as the development of virtual research environments in which to carry out an active of knowledge, through Open Access practices, based on well-established rules. Over the last decade, Open Access policies has been widely adopted by major universities, organizations and major research infrastructures in Europe and around the world. Open education is the concept that includes all initiatives, activities and practices that combine the principles of openness with an educational objective.

Keywords: Open Science, Open Access, Cloud computing, Open Educational Resources.

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