THE Since the beginning of 2020, the FCCN Unit has been developing a project in the area of Digital Transformation in ResearchWhat are the expected results? And what impact will it have on science in Portugal? Learn all about this initiative.
It is with a view to strengthening investment in the area of Open science at the national level (particularly in research data management) has been the focus of the FCCN Unit since January 2020, within the scope of the “Digital Transformation in Research” project. The project, which includes funding from COMPETE (European Social Fund), is scheduled for completion in December 2022 and is seen as a reinforcement in the investment that the FCT has been making in recent years in science management.
The areas of Science Management and Open Science are, indeed, fundamental to the execution of this project, which is implementing a system to support the digital transformation of Public Administration. With a budget of around 800,000 euros, the project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2022. at which point it will have made available infrastructure and services to support the management of research data, through which the academic and scientific community can deposit the results of their research.
One infrastructure, several pieces: the SciPROJ
Within the scope of this infrastructure, The project envisages, from the outset, the implementation of a national register of science and technology funding. With the name of SciPROJ, this registry will allow national funding to be aggregated into a single database, and will also be made available under an open data regime, promoting transparency and accessibility to information on scientific funding.
In addition to the financing registry, the project envisages the implementation of a national registry of outputs of science and technology, which will serve to share research results, thus gathered in a single database. This solution will allow information to be made available under an open data regime., to encourage the sharing and reuse of information – principles that are fundamental to the practices of Open Science.
In addition to data relating to outputs, decision support management processes are also a focus of this project, with the creation of a system of business intelligence which will allow, based on national publication and financing records, the production of support indicators.
Finally, taking into account a more effective implementation of the open access policy for research results funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology, the project will also carry out actions to promote this policy, seeking to strengthen researchers' adherence to these principles, increasing the potential impact of funded research.
He can find more information on the page dedicated to the project.
