The Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information was published in April 2024 with the aim of establishing open research information as the standard within the scientific community. While commercial providers often maintain exclusive control over metadata, the Barcelona Declaration advocates for an independent and transparent research infrastructure. This includes open research information such as metadata on publications, research projects, and other research-related data.

Organised by the Cluster Forschung+Daten, this webinar highlights the concrete implications of this shift for the Austrian community. With a high-calibre international panel, we will explore what the path to open research information looks like in practice. Specifically, the following questions will be addressed:

• Implementation: What does it mean in concrete terms for a research institution to sign the Barcelona Declaration? What processes need to be initiated?
• Benefits: What immediate strategic and operational benefits (e.g. data sovereignty, visibility) does signing bring to the institution?
• Adoption: Who is already using open research information, and how can we as a community support these infrastructures in the long term?

Date: 3.3.2026  14:00-15:30 CET

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