Norway

Norway

Overview

European Commission

Mandated Organisation

The Research Council of Norway

EOSC Steering Board representatives

The Ministry of Education and Research has appointed the coordination of the national participation and activities for the EOSC to the Norwegian Research Council. Norway has the National strategy on access to and sharing of research data in place. The Government’s national goal is full and immediate open access to articles resulting from publicly funded research. Currently (June 2025) the share of OA articles is around 80%.

All Norwegian universities and most research performing university colleges have Open Access policies in place as well as Open Access repositories and, in many cases, strategies for preserving author rights to make articles openly available.

With a policy that all publicly funded data should be as open as possible, an ever growing amount of datasets are being made publicly available and increasingly FAIR, thanks in large part to the national, institutional and thematic infrastructures that support the Open Science ecosystem.

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National Structure for EOSC in Norway

EOSC Forum Norway is the national EOSC structure and the main stakeholder engagement channel in the country. It is managed by the Research Council of Norway and it aims to mobilise and coordinate Norwegian institutions with relevance for EOSC and contribute to the implementation of EOSC. It has main three priorities:

  • Engage stakeholders at national level with EOSC
  • Disseminate and promote EOSC at national level
  • Coordinate EOSC activities at national level

EOSC Forum Norway organises online gatherings for EOSC stakeholders in the country, and it is open to anyone in Norway who is interested in EOSC. Contact address for EOSC Forum Norway matters: rkw@rcn.no

Mandated organisation:

The Research Council of Norway  is mandated by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research to represent Norway in the EOSC Association. It is tasked to keep all relevant Norwegian actors informed of and engaged with EOSC. Together with the Ministry and the EOSC Forum Norway, the Research Council of Norway coordinates EOSC activities in the country. It is the largest research funding organisation in Norway and it uses national funding to empower research infrastructures to contribute to Open Science and supports Norwegian organisations to join the EOSC Association.

The Research Council of Norway works closely with the Ministry of Education and Research on EOSC matters in the tripartite governing structure.

Contact the Research Council of Norway: post@forskningsradet.no

National Events

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Tripartite Event | Nordic & Baltic Countries
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The tripartite national actors in the Nordic and Baltic countries organise their first EOSC tripartite event in Tallinn on Tuesday, 4 October 2022, with the support of the EOSC-Nordic project. Representatives from the European Commission, EOSC Association, Nordic and Baltic...

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Policies

The Ministry of Education and Research and the Research Council of Norway (RCN) have a key role in the definition of the policies for Open Access and Open Science. Addressing a wide array of Open Science topics, like citizen science, research assessment, FAIR data, infrastructure, publications, responsible research and innovation, the Research Council of Norway’s Open Science policy aims to:

  • contribute to a well-functioning science system
  • contribute to sustainable societal development
  • strengthen the public trust in science

The Research Council of Norway further supports the transition towards Open Science by requiring that projects submit research data management plans (DMP) and commit themselves to making publicly funded data as open as possible and as closed as necessary. RCN also funds research infrastructures, the tools that make Open Science possible, and maintains a national RI roadmap.

Although Norway is not an EU member state, it draws on the ERA policy agenda for the development of its national policies, believing in the value of a coordinated European Research Area and the European Open Science Cloud.

Research Council Policy for Open Science

The Research Council Policy for Open Science: In effect from 2020

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EOSC in Practice

Embracing the principles of transparency, reproducibility, and accessibility, these examples highlight the innovative approaches adopted by researchers across various disciplines. From open data sharing and collaborative platforms to pre-registration and open peer review, these practices enhance scientific integrity and contribute to the advancement of knowledge.

People

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    NTE Nordic & Baltic

    4 October 2022, Tallinn