What is open science and do I have to implement it in the project?

Open science should, for example, improve the accessibility of scientific results and new technologies and innovations for all, speed up and streamline collaboration and knowledge sharing among scientists, avoid repetition of research, reuse already available data, etc., most often through open access to peer-reviewed publications - Open Access and to research data - Open Data.

Open Access is not yet required by generally binding legislation, so we can only recommend publishing in Open Access and leave the decision in the hands of the researchers of our projects. If practices, the nature of the result and the conditions of the project in a given field allow it, it is appropriate to publish the results in Open Access, or the publication outputs can be submitted to open digital repositories, in accordance with the licensing terms of the publisher.

In contrast, Open Data, i.e. work with research data, is already enshrined in the amendment to Act No. 130/2002 Coll. (from 2022), therefore it will be required that beneficiaries have a plan for research data management (DMP - Data Management Plans).