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This deliverable identifies the challenges, opportunities and barriers of Open Science in transport research. The research employs a two-step methodology, consisting of (i) a targeted review of literature findings on a total of 134 publications and (ii) a Delphi survey on the challenges, opportunities and barriers of Open Science in the transport sector based on the results of literature review. The survey was held in two rounds: in the first round, a questionnaire of 30 questions was disseminated to the selected experts. The responses of the first round were collected and analyzed. In the second round of the Delphi survey, the experts were asked to provide their final responses, by either confirming or adjusting their responses given in the first. The deliverable categorizes the challenges of Open Science in transport research in the areas of: resources and organizational issues, skills, capacities and capabilities, data-related issues, technical issues, data ownership, legal and ethical issues and data security. On the other hand, the deliverable includes among the opportunities of Open Science in the transport research the advance of science in the transport field, while further co-operations with other institutions from other countries or disciplines as well as with transport companies are also among the main benefits for the research institutions., {"references":["Yannis George, Folla Katerina, Anagnostopoulou Afroditi, Kourousia Charis, & Tromaras Alkiviadis. (2020). D5.1: Main challenges and opportunities, constraints and bottlenecks of Open Science in transport research. Zenodo"]}

The paper presents the development of the web portal "African Road Safety Observatory (ARSO)" within the research project "SaferAfrica - Innovating dialogue and problems appraisal for a safer Africa" aiming to support policy makers and stakeholders with evidence on critical risk factors, related actions and good practices drawn from high quality data and knowledge. The project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The African Road Safety Observatory is structured using the relevant European Road Safety Observatory as reference, and adjusting it to the specific needs of African stakeholders, the particularities of road safety problems and the availability and quality of data in African countries. Moreover, additional crowdsourcing functions are foreseen in order to deliver a “participative” environment between experts and end users. ARSO is designed based on the certain core sections, namely; Statistics, Road Safety Management, Good Practices, Capacity Building and Dialogue Platform. A brief description of each section is provided and the required inputs and outputs are outlined and discussed.

The overarching vision of the BE OPEN project is creating a common understanding about the practical impact of Open Science, as well as identifying and putting in place the mechanisms to make it a reality in transport research. An essential element of reaching this vision through the BE OPEN project is developing a policy framework to establish and promote the ground-rules that will enable all stakeholders, existing tools and platforms, as well as resources and content to become an integral part of the Open Science in the transport research domain. The objective of such a policy framework is achieved as a code of conduct through this deliverable, servingas basis to establish the “European Code of Conduct on Open Science in Transport” asa living document. Based on the experience gained in previous BE OPEN deliverables, the practical experience of the involved BE OPEN beneficiaries as well as the active support by the BE OPEN Advisory Board, this deliverable contains the initial version of the code of conduct, which shall be subject to ongoing adaption and change as a living document. With the main body of the deliverable and the initialversion of the “European Code of Conduct on Open Science in Transport” inANNEX 1, this BE OPEN deliverable D 4.4 consists of two basic elements creating the fundamental conditions for a living document. As such, only the material code of conduct in ANNEX 1 shall represent the living document, which in turn shall be subject to ongoing amendments based on changing EU or EU Member State laws, evolving technology or further development of ethical aspects along with associated effects on the fundamental research principles. Moreover, the main body of the deliverable serves to provide further insight on the process of developing the initial version of the“European Code of Conduct on Open Science in Transport”. This is mainly achieved by emphasising on the methodology, the definition of envisioned stakeholders and background information on the material aspects of the code of conduct consisting of fundamental research principles, ethical principles and legal compliance principles. In detail, the introduction first lists the purposes of the deliverable (Section 1.1) and then follows up with an in depth analysis of the three-phased methodology-approach (Section 1.3) consisting of defining the objectives, gathering data through surveys as well as interviews and validating the outcomes to draw conclusions. This is followed by a description of the procedure and material elements of the code of conduct as core element of the main body of the deliverable D 4.4. In particular, this consists of an analysis of the stakeholders and viable ways for reaching them (Section 2.1), the aims and envisioned procedures to accomplish the code of conduct as a living document (Section 2.2) and the scope, content and further background information on material aspects of the code of conduct (Section 2.3). The aforementioned material aspects on fundamental research principles (Section 2.3.1), ethical principles (Section 2.3.2) and legal compliance principles (Section 2.3.3) cover existing frameworks for fundamental research principles, applying them to the specifics of Open Science in transport, take into account sector-specific business models with their potential ethical effects and elaborate on the essential legal aspects of intellectual property rights, data protection, e-privacy and security. Essentially, this accompanying information is aimed to serve as repository for the interpretation of the material code of conduct Articles as well as a foundation for further amendments to the material code of conduct as living document.

Deliverable 5.4 – Roadmap and guidelines to promote Open Science in Transport Research encompasses the vision of the community of Open Science in transport research and the strategy and framework conditions towards fulfilling the vision by 2030. In 2030, Open Science is a reality in transport research, the TOPOS Observatory has been already developed and is being used. TOPOS observatory is recognized as the Open Science platform for transport research that supports the transformation of mobility towards safety, security, decarbonisation, openness, inclusivity and seamlessness of journeys. The document describes the challenges (i.e. technical interoperability, data and information interoperability, deploying of new skills, new schemes for research evaluation and collaborative ways of working, privacy and legal issues) between the future vision and the status quo, the planned milestones and recommended action as well as guidelines and principles to promote the required cultural shift towards Open Science. The EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation agenda sets the framework for necessary skills, fundamental principles and infrastructure to promote Open Science in Europe until 2027. Since the coordination and support action BE OPEN is acting in close collaboration with the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Partnership, it harmonized its milestones with the given timeframe of the EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and relates to the goals Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda for air‐, road‐, rail and maritime and cross‐modal transport towards clean, competitive and connected mobility. The milestones are aligned in four steps, from connecting the community and establishing the TOPOS Observatory and Forum (2021), up‐taking the practice of Open Science in transport research in research organisations and academia (2023), embracing collaboration with citizens, industry, authorities to achieve Open innovation for required transport solutions (2025), to the internationalisation of the community, principles, standards and practices ((2027) in order to support the global transformation of mobility towards decarbonisation, safety and security and inclusive mobility that serves the people and the planet until 2030. The roadmap offers recommendations along Key Success Factors, mainly focussing on the training and education, and the dissemination of principles and practical aspects through the promotors for the entire community (academia, researchers, research organisations, authorities, NGOs, citizens, and many more), standardization of data, provision of resources and capacities to conduct Open Science as well as effective incentives to trigger a cultural shift to share‐re‐use‐ and reproduce research, build‐ up of security measures, development and innovation in open infrastructures and methods. Finally, the coordination, support and accompanying research is suggested alongside the uptake of Open Science in transport research to constantly learn and improve practices and assess its impacts in order to be able to adapt strategies. The document is set up, typically for roadmaps, to work as a living document that can be updated through the growing community regularly in order to react to new developments influencing Open Science practice in Europe. &nbsp

Deliverable 5.4 – Roadmap and guidelines to promote Open Science in Transport Research encompasses the vision of the community of Open Science in transport research and the strategy and framework conditions towards fulfilling the vision by 2030. In 2030, Open Science is a reality in transport research, the TOPOS Observatory has been already developed and is being used. TOPOS observatory is recognized as the Open Science platform for transport research that supports the transformation of mobility towards safety, security, decarbonisation, openness, inclusivity and seamlessness of journeys. The document describes the challenges (i.e. technical interoperability, data and information interoperability, deploying of new skills, new schemes for research evaluation and collaborative ways of working, privacy and legal issues) between the future vision and the status quo, the planned milestones and recommended action as well as guidelines and principles to promote the required cultural shift towards Open Science. The EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation agenda sets the framework for necessary skills, fundamental principles and infrastructure to promote Open Science in Europe until 2027. Since the coordination and support action BE OPEN is acting in close collaboration with the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Partnership, it harmonized its milestones with the given timeframe of the EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and relates to the goals Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda for air‐, road‐, rail and maritime and cross‐modal transport towards clean, competitive and connected mobility. The milestones are aligned in four steps, from connecting the community and establishing the TOPOS Observatory and Forum (2021), up‐taking the practice of Open Science in transport research in research organisations and academia (2023), embracing collaboration with citizens, industry, authorities to achieve Open innovation for required transport solutions (2025), to the internationalisation of the community, principles, standards and practices ((2027) in order to support the global transformation of mobility towards decarbonisation, safety and security and inclusive mobility that serves the people and the planet until 2030. The roadmap offers recommendations along Key Success Factors, mainly focussing on the training and education, and the dissemination of principles and practical aspects through the promotors for the entire community (academia, researchers, research organisations, authorities, NGOs, citizens, and many more), standardization of data, provision of resources and capacities to conduct Open Science as well as effective incentives to trigger a cultural shift to share‐re‐use‐ and reproduce research, build‐ up of security measures, development and innovation in open infrastructures and methods. Finally, the coordination, support and accompanying research is suggested alongside the uptake of Open Science in transport research to constantly learn and improve practices and assess its impacts in order to be able to adapt strategies. The document is set up, typically for roadmaps, to work as a living document that can be updated through the growing community regularly in order to react to new developments influencing Open Science practice in Europe.

The overarching vision of the BE OPEN project is creating a common understanding about the practical impact of Open Science, as well as identifying and putting in place the mechanisms to make it a reality in transport research. An essential element of reaching this vision through the BE OPEN project is developing a policy framework to establish and promote the ground-rules that will enable all stakeholders, existing tools and platforms, as well as resources and content to become an integral part of the Open Science in the transport research domain. The objective of such a policy framework is achieved as a code of conduct through this deliverable, serving as basis to establish the “European Code of Conduct on Open Science in Transport” as a living document. Based on the experience gained in previous BE OPEN deliverables, the practical experience of the involved BE OPEN beneficiaries as well as the active support by the BE OPEN Advisory Board, this deliverable contains the initial version of the code of conduct, which shall be subject to ongoing adaption and change as a living document. With the main body of the deliverable and the initial version of the “European Code of Conduct on Open Science in Transport” in ANNEX 1, this BE OPEN deliverable D 4.4 consists of two basic elements creating the fundamental conditions for a living document. As such, only the material code of conduct in ANNEX 1 shall represent the living document, which in turn shall be subject to ongoing amendments based on changing EU or EU Member State laws, evolving technology or further development of ethical aspects along with associated effects on the fundamental research principles. Moreover, the main body of the deliverable serves to provide further insight on the process of developing the initial version of the “European Code of Conduct on Open Science in Transport”. This is mainly achieved by emphasising on the methodology, the definition of envisioned stakeholders and background information on the material aspects of the code of conduct consisting of fundamental research principles, ethical principles and legal compliance principles. In detail, the introduction first lists the purposes of the deliverable (Section 1.1) and then follows up with an in depth analysis of the three-phased methodology-approach (Section 1.3) consisting of defining the objectives, gathering data through surveys as well as interviews and validating the outcomes to draw conclusions. This is followed by a description of the procedure and material elements of the code of conduct as core element of the main body of the deliverable D 4.4. In particular, this consists of an analysis of the stakeholders and viable ways for reaching them (Section 2.1), the aims and envisioned procedures to accomplish the code of conduct as a living document (Section 2.2) and the scope, content and further background information on material aspects of the code of conduct (Section 2.3). The aforementioned material aspects on fundamental research principles (Section 2.3.1), ethical principles (Section 2.3.2) and legal compliance principles (Section 2.3.3) cover existing frameworks for fundamental research principles, applying them to the specifics of Open Science in transport, take into account sector-specific business models with their potential ethical effects and elaborate on the essential legal aspects of intellectual property rights, data protection, e-privacy and security. Essentially, this accompanying information is aimed to serve as repository for the interpretation of the material code of conduct Articles as well as a foundation for further amendments to the material code of conduct as living document., {"references":["Störing Marc, von Bühler Christian, Manola Natalia, Papadopoulou Elli, Dimitropoulos Harry, Mendoza Lucile, Anagnostopoulou Afroditi, Yannis George, Folla Katerina, Petrou Christos, Iglesia Hilia Boris. (2021). D4.4 European Code of Conduct on Open Science in Transport. Zenodo."]}