OSSB

Open Science Steering Board

The Open Science Steering Board (OSSB) is a cross-departmental body that reports to the Director of Research and Informatics. Its mandate is to oversee, at a strategic level, actions to implement open science, infrastructure, technology services, and outreach and education efforts related to CERN's open science policy.

The Board meetings are intended to serve as a forum for reviews, analyzes and assessments of the effective implementation of the CERN Open Science policy, including the respective sub-elements of Open Science. This includes, in particular, the obligation to review the CERN Open Science Policy every two years in consultation with the CERN Open Science Practitioners Forum (OSPF - described below) and to sign the CERN Open Science Report, which appears every two years. The OSSB must be informed about open science projects and implementation measures to ensure their alignment with the organization's strategies and goals.

The composition of the Board should ensure a balanced representation of the CERN departmental organization, its experimental community and prioritized open science elements.