American Chemical Society presents Congress with agenda of critical, unfinished science legislation - September 11, 2014
Now that Congress has returned from recess, the American Chemical Society (ACS) has identified key areas of unfinished science legislation that if implemented would greatly benefit the US economy, prepare youth for high-paying jobs and ensure America remains globally competitive. This legislation includes: America COMPETES… Read More
NIH issues final NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) policy - August 28, 2014
The National Institutes of Health has issued a final NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) policy to promote data sharing as a way to speed the translation of data into knowledge, products and procedures that improve health while protecting the privacy of research participants. The final policy… Read More
IFLA and LIBER sign new Memorandum of Understanding - August 20, 2014
The International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA) and LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. LIBER and IFLA share objectives in promoting access to knowledge for education, learning, and research. Significant areas of interest… Read More
EMA draft policy update on access to EudraVigilance database seeks right to censor scientific work that uses the data - August 8, 2014
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), earlier this week, released a draft policy update on access to the data from the EudraVigilance database, which seems to imply they want the right to censor scientific work that uses the data. Managed by the EMA, EudraVigilance is the… Read More
TISP launches policy recommendations: the first operational guidelines to boost innovation in book publishing and ICT - July 29, 2014
The TISP network (Technology Innovation for Smart Publishing), the European project coordinated by the Italian Publishers Association which gathers 25 organisations from 12 European countries, has released a set of policy recommendations, giving the publishing and technology sectors a common base at European level to foster… Read More
Jisc welcomes publication of Government response to independent report produced by FELTAG - June 18, 2014
Jisc has welcomed the publication of the Government response to the independent report, produced by the Further Education Learning Technology Action Group (FELTAG), encouraging innovation in the use of technology by the UK further education system. Matthew Hancock, Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise,… Read More
Controversial Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology bill moves forward - June 17, 2014
On May 28, 2014, the US House of Representatives Science, Space, and Technology Committee passed the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act of 2014, H.R. 4186. The bill seeks to reauthorise sections of the America COMPETES Act relating to the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of… Read More
SPARC releases statement on FIRST Act - May 23, 2014
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Research Coalition's (SPARC) Executive Director Heather Joseph has released a statement on Science, Space, and Technology markup of H.R. 4186, the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science and Technology (FIRST) Act. Representative Lofgren (D-CA) offered an amendment to Section 303 on… Read More
Key international associations come together to underscore their support for immediate open access to research articles - May 19, 2014
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has joined major international associations in support of immediate open access to research. SPARC, along with five international partner organisations, recently released a statement underscoring the importance of immediate, free access to the research of research. As… Read More
HIMSS offers guidance to HHS on Certified EHR Technology - April 29, 2014
In official comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HIMSS provided recommendations in response to ONC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Voluntary 2015 Edition Electronic Health Record (EHR) Certification Criteria; Interoperability… Read More
