CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, and Council of LA Referencia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the use of the Zenodo repository for Latin American researchers and institutions.
In a ceremony held in Conicyt, Chile offices, it was highlighted that access to underlying research data is fundamental in order to validate the research results, create new knowledge, and ensure that publicly funded research is available to the public, since, in the case of Latin America, the vast majority of R&D is financed using public funds.
The agreement is the result of joint work that LA Referencia has been undertaking with COAR (Confederation of Open Access Repositories) and OpenAIRE, the European open science platform, to internationalise research infrastructures and ensure alignment across regions.
The ceremony, which was open to the community, was presided over by Patricia Muñoz, President of LA Referencia and Director of the Scientific Information Program of Conicyt. Presentations to provide context to the community were given by João Mendes Moreira Director of Scientific Information FCT / FCCN de Portugal; Kathleen Shearer, Executive Secretary of COAR and Tim Smith, Project Executive of Zenodo, Group Leader at CERN IT.
The objectives of this memorandum are to: promote the use of Zenodo as a non-commercial alternative for preserving and providing access to research data in Latin America, and initiate pilots with this infrastructure with an emphasis on results financed with public funds; investigate the best technical alternatives for interoperability between Zenodo and LA Reference services; and explore the alternatives for technology transfer between Europe and Latin America related to scientific data.
The benefits of these efforts to connect interoperable regional infrastructures at the global level, led by the S & T government organisations and universities of the region, are being recognised.
The pilot to implement actions in each country according to their realities will start in 2019.
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