WG1: Education and scientific research (EDUSCIENCE)

WG1 focuses on the role of the public domain for education and scientific research. More specifically, WG1 will examine the way in which the public domain can or should act as a source of material for education and scientific research; how digital technologies impact on the relevance of the public domain for the scientific process; if and how current policies in granting (or denying) access to research results, both in the form of articles in journals and more generally as collections of research results (e.g. databases) is influencing the efficiency and effectiveness of research and education throughout Europe; whether a "protected public domain" or a "scientific commons" would be desiderable and, if so, which would be the proper strategies to achieve such results.