Open Science in 2014 Science, Technology, Innovation Strategy

The 2014 Science, Technology, Innovation Strategy for Canada has been released.

Seizing Canada's Moment: Moving Forward in Science, Technology and Innovation 2014
(or use direct PDF link)

It includes Open Science and research infrastructure.

6.2.2 Promoting Open Science

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/icgc.nsf/eng/07482.html#promoting

An implementation plan will be developed to promote open science, including both open access and open data initiatives, within the activities of science-based departments and agencies, as well as those of granting councils and the International Development Research Centre.

Specifically, our Government will:

• Implement a Tri-Agency Open Access Policy requiring that the results of federally-funded research be made available within 12 months;
• Make available online consolidated lists of recently published research authored by federal scientists and develop and implement policies to promote open access of federal science ...
• Implement open data initiatives in the granting councils and in science-based departments and agencies to promote broad-based access to federally-funded data and research results in a timely manner

The Tri-Agency granting councils are CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC, research funding agencies run by the government.  CIHR already has an Open Access policy.

6.2.3 Supporting Cutting-Edge Infrastructure

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/icgc.nsf/eng/07482.html#cutting-edge

• Working with partners to develop a digital research infrastructure strategy to create a world-leading research and innovation ecosystem in Canada. This will also serve to advance Digital Canada 150 by positioning Canada as a global leader in "big data." We will include new policies on research data management and storage, and a coordinated long-term approach to the funding and provision of high speed networking, high performance computing and software tools, to be developed by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, CANARIE and Compute Canada. Digital Canada 150 included a commitment of $50 million for the Canada Foundation for Innovation to invest in high performance computing and storage in support of these efforts.
• Working with partners to review our approach to investing in major science initiatives in order to strengthen long-term planning and coordination among institutions and funders.

Related Initiatives

There are now multiple pillars in support of Canadian open science and research infrastructure:

G8 Science Ministers Statement

http://www.g8.utoronto.ca/science/130613-science.html

Science Library Pad - 2013 G8 Science Ministers Statement

G8 Open Data Charter

The Science and Research high-value datasets from the G8 Open Data Charter and Technical Annex (along with other high-value scientific datasets) are one example of the Charter requirements related to science.  Chart below from Annex B: G8 High-value Datasets in Canada's G8 Open Data Charter Plan

High-value category	Example	License	Format	Status and/or planned activities
Science and Research	Research data supporting research results published in peer-reviewed journal articles.	OGL	Open	December 2015
	Information on scientific research projects with public participation component.	OGL	Other	December 2015
	Personnel engaged in research and development, by performing sector, occupational category and type of science	OGL	Open	Currently available (for the years 2000-2010): datasets will be updated as new information becomes available

(OGL is the Canadian Open Government License)

Science Library Pad - G8 Open Data Charter and Canada's G8 Open Data Charter Plan

Digital Canada 150

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/028.nsf/eng/home

Science Library Pad - Open Science in Digital Canada 150

Open Science commitment in 2nd Open Government Action Plan

http://open.canada.ca/en/content/canadas-action-plan-open-government-2014-16#ch4-3

Science Library Pad - Open Science in Canada's 2nd Open Gov Plan

CFI Cyberinfrastructure Initiative (draft Call for Proposals)

http://www.innovation.ca/en/AboutUs/News/CanadaFoundationInnovationCFIannounces50millionnewCyberinfrastructureInitiative

http://www.innovation.ca/en/OurFunds/CFIFunds/CFIcyberinfrastructureinitiative

Related Documents

TC3+ (Canadian research funders) - Toward a Policy Framework for Advancing Digital Scholarship in Canada (PDF) - from (completed) consultation

Many elements in the CRKN Integrated Digital Scholarship Environment (IDSE) investigation - crkn.ca/idse

• March 2014 - IDSE Preliminary Report
• July 2014 - Information Gathering Report (PDF)
• September 2014 - IDSE Board Response: Roadmap towards the Vision of the IDSE (PDF)

You can find links to reports from other organisations under IDSE Resources.