OPEN, SECURE, AND SOVEREIGN SCIENCE
Open Science is a key development direction for the modern European research and innovation system. Its goal is to ensure universal and non-discriminatory access to research results while maintaining high standards of research integrity, data and methodological transparency, and responsible research data management. This model strengthens the credibility and replicability of research, enables the reuse of research results, and increases their significance for the development of science, the economy, and society.
The most important elements of open science include:
- Open Access to scientific publications
- Open Research Data
- Open Methodologies
- Open Software
- Open Peer Review
- Citizen Science
- Open Educational Resources
The development of these practices is supported by European Union policies developed within the European Research Area (ERA), in particular the Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe and the ERA Policy Agenda 2022–2024 and 2025–2027, which guide the transformation of the European science system towards openness, knowledge sharing, and interoperable research infrastructures.
This agenda also encompasses activities implemented within the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) and remains closely linked to European digital policy, including the development of European data spaces and advanced computing infrastructures. supporting data-driven research and new analytical methods.
In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence in scientific research has also become particularly important. In response to these challenges, the European Commission presented the European Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Science in 2025, within which the RAISE (Resource for AI Science in Europe) initiative is being developed. Its goal is to integrate European data resources, computing infrastructure, and research competences, enabling groundbreaking scientific research using advanced analytical methods and artificial intelligence.
At the same time, the development of open science in Europe and Poland is taking place in compliance with FAIR and CARE standards, legal principles, and research ethics, as well as in the context of the growing importance of the security, protection, and sovereignty of research data in the global science ecosystem.