New Legislative Developments in Support of Open Science – Bulgaria and Slovenia | KR21 Webinar
Channel: Knowledge Rights 21
Date: 2024-02-06

This KR21 webinar held on 29 January 2024 discussed exciting new legislative developments in Bulgaria and Slovenia to support Open Science. 

Timestamps:
⏱️ 00:00 | Intro
⏱️ 05:23 | Slovenia
⏱️ 29:35 | Bulgaria
⏱️ 48:06 | Compare & Contrast Summary
⏱️ 51:06 | Q&A
⏱️ 58:25 | Wrap-up

We explored the following themes:

🔵 How intellectual property barriers to open access are being overcome;
🔵 How good governmental strategy can promote open science;
🔵 Provide insights into the Slovenian law, which requires immediate open access and licensing of majority publicly funded  materials based on legal requirements mandating rights retention; and,
🔵 Examine the new law in Bulgaria, which prevents contracts with publishers from overriding rights retention and the republication of publicly funded articles in open access repositories.

Under the moderation of KR21's Ben White, two of our national coordinators shared their expert insights and opinions:

🎙️ Dr Ana Lazarova (KR21 coordinator for Bulgaria / Digital Republic)
↪️ Slides:  https://www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/uploads/Ana-Lazarova-Bulgaria-KR21-29-Jan-24-Webinar.pdf
🎙️ Dr Maja Bogataj Jančič (KR21 coordinator for Slovenia & Western Balkans region / Institute for Open Data and Intellectual Property, ODIPI)
↪️ Slides:  https://www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/uploads/Maja-Bogataj-Jancic-Slovenia-KR21-29-Jan-24-Webinar.pdf

Don't forget to check out:
💡 Key wins on Knowledge Rights 21 priorities in Bulgaria’s implementation of the Digital Single Market Directive
↪️ https://www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/key-wins-on-knowledge-rights-21-priorities-in-bulgarias-implementation-of-the-digital-single-market-directive/
💡 Exceptions with teeth: the new Slovenian text and data mining provisions
↪️ https://www.knowledgerights21.org/blog/exceptions-with-teeth-the-new-slovenian-text-and-data-mining-provisions/

🔗 Learn more:  https://www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/29-january-event-new-legislative-developments-in-support-of-open-science-bulgaria-and-slovenia/