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The partners of the revised OA Strategy are swissuniversities and the SNSF. The Higher Education Institutions, swissuniversities, and the SNSF commit themselves to implementing the Strategy according to their institutional contexts and designated remits. 

In the field of open science, a close collaboration between swissuniversities, the SNSF, the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences as well as the ETH Domain has been established and will be further cultivated within the context of the revised OA Strategy by mutual information and consultation. In the interest of advancing the OA transformation, recognising and leveraging the various systemic roles and competencies of the partners to the revised OA Strategy is vital, as they are complementary.

Delegation Open Science

The Delegation Open Science of swissuniversities is responsible for coordination and collaboration between the OA strategy partners and other stakeholders. The Delegation Open Science ensures the strategic steering of the implementation instruments for which it is responsible. The Open Science Delegation is supported by the swissuniversities General Secretariat.

In the area of Open Access, the Open Science Delegation is responsible in particular for:

• the strategic management of the Open Access transformation,
• coordination between and cooperation with partners and stakeholders,
• budget authority within the framework of program funds (matching funds),
• budget authority over funds allocated for the implementation of the strategy,
• the assignment of mandates,
• the approval of project applications.

Open Access Alliance

The Open Access Alliance assists the Delegation Open Science as a Sounding Board for exchanges at national level and beyond. Its main tasks are as follows:

• information, exchange and advice on strategy implementation,
• mutual information and exchange on Open Access in the international context,
• exchange on implementation priorities,
• support for the development of the Open Science programme,
• sounding board for the Delegation Open Science.

The Open Access Alliance brings together stakeholders of the open access transformation (SERI, SNSF, SLiNER, A+, CSS, SBVV, FUTURE network) and project leaders responsible for projects funded by the Open Science programme. Other interested persons from the Open Access community can participate in the meetings of the Open Access Alliance in an advisory capacity.