This should have been big news!
Ten funding agencies from eight European countries have pledged to support a public infrastructure that is poised to replace academic journals:
FWF ๐ฆ๐น
RCN ๐ณ๐ด
Forte ๐ธ๐ช
ARIS ๐ธ๐ฎ
SRC ๐ธ๐ช
FCT ๐ต๐น
CSIC ๐ช๐ธ
DFG ๐ฉ๐ช
Formas ๐ธ๐ช
ANR ๐ซ๐ท
Only two of them issued press releases in English:
https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/news/detail/joint-commitment-to-strengthening-open-research-europe
https://www.fccn.pt/en/atualidade/fct-assina-declaracao-fortalecimento-open-research-europe-ore/
and one more, NWO from ๐ณ๐ฑ considers joining:
https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/nwo-endorses-joining-open-access-platform-open-research-europe-ore
Why is this BIG? 1/4
#openscience #openaccess

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