Sessions on Open Science: Innovations, Challenges and Projections for the Future based on an Inter-Regional Dialogue.

Open science has risen to the top of the international scientific agenda because of its relevance for research and equal access to knowledge and scientific production. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Directors-General of UNESCO, the World Health Organisation, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a call for open, inclusive, and collaborative science. However, dialogues and cooperation on open science between the EU and LAC, and between them and other regions of the world, have been scarce, so it can be assumed that the facilitation of spaces for such exchanges could unleash synergies and innovations in this area. In this context, the EU-LAC Foundation and OBREAL Global are organising these two events.

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VIRTUAL DIALOGUE 1
Tools and Policies to Promote Open Access, Open Data and Open Education
6 April 2022 – 16h CEST / 11h ARG
Moderation | Dr Nicolás Patrici, OBREAL Global & Dr Anna Barrera, EU-LAC Foundation

16:00 – 16:20 | Welcoming remarks and brief introduction
Prof. Ramon Torrent – President, OBREAL Global
Dr Adrián Bonilla – Executive Director, EU-LAC Foundation
Dr Daniel Fernando Filmus – Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Argentina (in representation of the PPT CELAC)
Ms María Cristina Russo – Director for Global Approach & International Cooperation in R&I, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission

16:20 – 16:40 | Tools and Policies to Promote Open Access, Open Data and Open Education
Political perspectives from the CELAC and the EU
Ms Paola Azrilevich – Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Argentina
Ms Alea López de San Román – Open Science Unit, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, European Commission

16:40 – 18:00 | Perspectives from knowledge producers and decision makers from the CELAC and the EU
Dr Dominique Babini – Advisor to the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) in Open Science
Dr Paul Ayris – Co-Chair of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) INFO Community and Dr Ignasi Labastida – Chair of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) Information and Open Access Policy Group
Dr Donovan Campbell – Head of Department of Geography and Geology at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in Jamaica
Dr Oscar Domínguez – President of the Latin American and Caribbean Higher Education Area (ENLACES), Executive Director of the Colombian Association of Universities (ASCUN)
Dr Joan Gómez Pallarès – Director General for Research, Generalitat de Catalunya
Mr Lautaro Matas – Executive Secretary and Technical Manager of the Open Access to Science Repositories Network – LA Referencia

18:00 – 18:10 | Perspectives from India
Prof. Krishna Ganesh – Director of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati, Andra Pradesh, India

18:10 – 18:25 | Open discussion, based on questions and comments from participants who are invited to formulate their questions in the Q&A tool of the zoom platform
18:25 – 18:30 | Wrap-up of first Virtual Dialogue
Dr Adrián Bonilla – Executive Director, EU-LAC Foundation

VIRTUAL DIALOGUE 2
New trends in the evaluation of research and academic merits
7 April 2022 – 16h CEST / 11h ARG
Moderation | Dr Anna Barrera, EU-LAC Foundation & Dr Nicolás Patrici, OBREAL Global

16:00 – 16:05 | Welcoming remarks and brief introduction
Dr Adrián Bonilla – Executive Director, EU-LAC Foundation

16:05 – 16:25 | New trends in the evaluation of research and academic merits
Political perspectives from the CELAC and the EU
Ms Marina Larrea – National Directorate for International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Argentina
Mr Michael Arentoft / Mr Jean Emmanuel Faure Unit for Open Science, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, European Commission

16:25 – 18:00 | Perspectives from evaluators and those being evaluated in CELAC and EU
Dr Bianca Amaro – President of the Open Access to Science Repositories Network – LA Referencia
Prof. Sarah de Rijcke – Professor of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, Scientific Director of the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University, Co-chair of the Research on Research Institute (RoRI)
Dr Rainer Lange – Head of Research Policy Department, German Council for Science and Humanities
Prof. Daniel Antenucci – CONICET / University of Mar del Plata, Argentina
Prof. Ernest Abadal – Vice-Rector assigned to the Rector and for Teaching and Research Staff, University of Barcelona
Dr Laura Rovelli – Coordinator of the Latin American Forum on Scientific Evaluation of the Latin American Social Science Council (FOLEC/CLACSO)
Prof. Pastora Martínez Samper – Member of EUA Expert Group on Science 2.0 and Open Science; Chair of the EUA Expert Subgroup on Research Assessment; Vice President for Globalisation and Cooperation – Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Prof. Bert Overlaet – Chair of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) Careers of Researchers & HR Policy Group

18:00 – 18:10 | Perspectives from Kenya
Ms Joy Owango – Executive Director, Training Centre in Communication, University of Nairobi, Kenya

18:10 – 18:25 | Open discussion, based on questions and comments from participants who are invited to formulate their questions in the Q&A tool of the zoom platform
18:25 – 18:30 | Wrap-up of second Virtual Dialogue and final reflections
Prof. Ramon Torrent – President, OBREAL Global