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discussion After two days of CISPC 2020, the event closed with a panel talk rounding up the main themes. Here are some of the questions posed by moderator Tasha Mellins-Cohen – and a selection of the panellists’ comments
How would you like to see scholarly communications bodies work together to create an ecosystem that works for everybody?
Alenka Prinçiç: This is a really complex question, and it will take time. Looking at the funding situation in the EU, with the funds that are available there are geographical limitations to openness, which is actually contradictory to what we are trying to achieve. We are missing chances to increase collaboration – how can we engage Asia, Africa, and bridge the gap to emerging countries? Citizen science is certainly something that can help to bridge the gap, but we need to practice what we preach a little more in terms of inclusivity. However, I believe that the younger generation are already there in many ways, and we just need to support them in that.
There was high praise from delegates as well. One wrote: ‘Just to say that it was the first
time I’d attended this event – really enjoyed it and would attend again. The programme was great, the sessions were just the right length and (once I’d figured out the platform) online delivery worked.’ Another said: ‘Don’t change anything! I applaud the successful use of the virtual platform. It worked really well, especially considering it was likely the first time most of us have organised or attended a conference in this way.’ One delegate was full of praise for the
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sessions on technology and artificial intelligence, describing them as ‘inspiring’; while another described CISPC overall as a ‘beautiful and inspirational event’. High praise indeed, and the organisers were delighted at the number of delegates who attended CISPC 2020 after having signed up to the event in previous years. There were, in particular, many compliments
for workshop sessions on ‘Libraries in a Covid World’ on the Monday afternoon, and a closing panel discussion on Tuesday (report opposite), for which moderators Helen Clare and Tasha Mellins-Cohen deserve the highest praise.
Rachel Bruce: We have as set of aligned policies emerging quite strongly in the global north, but perhaps they don’t really fit in with other environments. We commissioned research into developing countries to enable us to develop our policies an d perspectives, and it was fascinating to look at the results of that. You are to a certain extent limited in terms of levers, but perhaps certain conditions around policies should be less stringent or more open. We need to look at different solutions around the world, such as the Diamond OA model in South America, and learn from them. But developing policies that apply around the world, and taken into account different situations around the world, is a very complex matter!
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