OER Citations

Promoting Open Science and Research in Higher Education: A Finnish Perspective

Citation

Väänänen, I., & Peltonen, K. (2016). Promoting Open Science and Research in Higher Education: A Finnish Perspective. In P. Blessinger & T. J. Bliss (Eds.), Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education (p. Chapter 14). Open Book Publishers. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0103

Abstract

This chapter presents the current state of open science and research in Finland. The Ministry of Education and Culture has established the Open Science and Research Initiative for 2014–17, which aims to promote the availability of open research information and open publication procedures. Along with this initiative, Finland aims to become the leading country for openness in science and research by 2017, covering a broad range of activities on many levels, and thus enabling the more effective utilization of research data and results for the greater benefit of society. Finnish Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) play an important role in fulfilling this vision. In this contribution we investigate Finland’s open science and research framework by examining Lahti University of Applied Sciences as a case study of the implementation of open science and research (OSR) policies. As this example shows, the implementation of OSR policies is an iterative development process through repeated cycles in which raising awareness, sharing knowledge and building networks and capacity development are central issues in the creation of an open working culture for an HEI, and which is needed to achieve strategic goals and to increase the impact and quality of research.

Themes: Descriptive, Initiatives, OER, Policy