Not for Profit: The role of Universities in Open Science
The event will be hosted at the Faculty of Law - Conference room, via Verdi 35
Twenty-years ago, when Open Access and Open Science made their first appearances, the Internet was still a promising instrument to devolve powers and foster democracy. At that time, academic and scientific institutions, which were supposed to function not-for-profit, appeared to be playing a fundamental role in the creation of infrastructures, processes and contents of Open Science.
Today, open science has progressed considerably. There is a large quantity of scientific contents (software, publications and data) that are available free of charge and may be reused, as licensed under open licences such as Creative Commons.
- But what is exactly the role of universities and other non-profit academic or scientific bodies in the framework of open science?
- Can the university still claim a leading role in fostering open science or is it inescapably part of the business mechanism that is dominated by commercial platforms with a huge power to control information?
- Considering the noticeable influence of commercial publishers’ databases, of general and scientific social networks, and of search engines, what is the right role of universities?
- Does open science represent a bulwark of university autonomy and academic freedom?
During this one-day conference experts with different and international backgrounds will attempt to answer such questions sharing their experience and vision for open science with participants.
Programme
| 9:15 | Institutional greetings |
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9.30-11.00 |
First Session |
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Prof. Jerome H. Reichman – Duke Law University Prof. Richard Gold – McGill University |
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| 11.00 | Break |
| 11.30-13.00 |
Second Session |
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Prof. Geoffrey Boulton – University of Edinburgh Dr. Thomas Margoni - University of Glasgow |
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| 13.00 | Lunch break |
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14.30-16.00 |
Third Session |
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Prof. Maria Chiara Pievatolo – University of Pisa Dr. Paola Galimberti – University of Milan Dr. Elena Giglia – University of Turin Dr. Paola Gargiulo – AISA |
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| 16.00 | Break |
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16.30-18.00 |
Fourth Session |
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Dr. Paolo Guarda – University of Trento Prof. Carlo Miniussi - University of Trento Dr. Lucia Busatta and Dr. Marta Tomasi – University of Trento Dr. Giulia Dore – University of Trento Prof. Giovanna Massari - University of Trento Dr. Andrea Tigrino - University of Trento |
Scientific Committee
Prof. Roberto Caso, University of Trento
Prof. Paolo Guarda, University of Trento
Dott. ssa Giulia Dore, University of Trento
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