Open Access Government May 2018 underlines a wide range of government policy issues from all around the world, including health and social care, research and innovation, EU-Africa relations, ICT, government, transport, environment and energy
A selection is given below:
Increasing equality in the Icelandic healthcare system
Iceland’s Minister of Health, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, explains her ambition to increase equality in the country’s healthcare system
The Accessibility Act: Improving life for people with disabilities
Lambert van Nistelrooij, a Dutch Member of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) of the European Parliament reveals his thoughts on The Accessibility Act, focussing on improving life for people in Europe with disabilities
No more paywalls: Open Access as of 2020
President of the National Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Matthias Egger reveals the organisation’s exciting new open access policy in this interview
Pursuing physics at the forefront of knowledge
Denise Caldwell, Director, Division of Physics at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) provides a fascinating perspective on how the organisation is pursuing physics to the forefront of knowledge
Next steps to the Moon: What role for Europe?
Sebastien Moranta, coordinator of studies at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) sheds light on Europe’s potential to explore the Moon in co-operation with other great world powers
Rediscovering blockchain and bitcoin in Europe
Antanas Guoga MEP shares his views on why 2018 is an important period for rediscovering blockchain and bitcoin in Europe
Bold decisions will take Finland towards the age of AI
Pekka Ala-Pietilä, Chair of Finland’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programme reveals that Finland aims to be a leading country in the application of AI
Cybersecurity and its role in delivering digital public services to citizens
John Swinney, Deputy First Minister of the Scottish Government shares his thoughts on the importance of cybersecurity and why it is an essential component of delivering digital public services to citizens
USDA: Protecting Americans from foodborne illness
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Carmen Rottenberg explains how the Food Safety and Inspection Service protects Americans from foodborne illness
The key challenges around Europe’s environment
We spoke to Catherine Bearder MEP about the many challenges around Europe’s environment today, including the funding of Natura 2000 sites and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
