Consultations between Belgian federated entities: the Belgian Federal government, regional authorities and language communities take place in the FCC-ICC Open Science. National Belgian representation is often shared among Belgian federated entities. The Federal level is involved in the structures mentioned in the right hand column.
To a large degree, Academic Publishing has been outsourced to commercial publishers. In order to regain lost know how and reduce costs for public research, a Federal Work Group e- and OA Publishing has been created to explore best practices and potential.
Isabelle Gérard
Head of Publications Services
Royal Museum for Central Africa
& Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
isabelle.gerard@africamuseum.be
igerard@naturalsciences.be
Eric Laureys
Science Policy Advisor
Open Science Administrator
WTC III
Simon Bolivarlaan 30 Boulevard Simon Bolivar 30, box 7
B-1000 Brussels
+32 (0)2 238 37 51
