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Governance ORD

The ORD Strategy and Action Plan were developed jointly by swissuniversities, the ETH Domain, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences (A+). These institutions as well as the ORD Strategy Council are primary owners of different action lines for the implementation of the ORD strategy.

Coordination of the implementation through primary ownerships

Each action line of the ORD Action Plan is assigned to a primary owner who leads the implementation, i.e., plans and defines internal processes autonomously and coordinates them with partners and the ORD Strategy Council .

The Delegation Open Science is the steering committee for the implementation of the action lines for which swissuniversities has primary ownership.

The ORD Strategy Council 

The ORD Strategy Council was created to help complex decisions making and guide the development of the Swiss ORD landscape. Its main goals are the consolidation and strategic further development of the ORD landscape. It establishes a shared vision, ensures consistency in infrastructures and services, and strengthens connections with other research areas.

The ORD Strategy Council also assumes responsibility for initiating and promoting the development and communication of positions and policies across Switzerland in international debates, while guaranteeing that the institutions remain autonomous. The inaugural meeting of the ORD Strategy Council was held in January 2022.

The ORD Strategy Council is composed of high-ranking officials from the participating institutions:

President

  • Prof. Dr. Angelika Kalt, Director, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

Vice-President

  • Prof. Dr. Joël Mesot, President, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH)

Members

  • Prof. Dr. Horst Biedermann, Rector, Pädagogische Hochschule St.Gallen (PHSG)
  • Prof. Dr. Frédéric Herman, Rector, Université de Lausanne
  • Prof. Dr. Katharina Fromm, Rektorin Universität Fribourg
  • Prof. Dr. Jean-Marc Piveteau, Rector, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW) and President of the Delegation Open Science
  • Prof. Dr. Yves Flückiger, President, Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
  • Prof. Dr. Martin Vetterli, President, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
  • Prof. Dr. Crispino Bergamaschi, President of the Management Board, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW)

The Coordination Group of the ORD Strategy Council

The Coordination Group is responsible for preliminary strategic work. It supports the ORD Strategy Council in the implementation of the Action Plan, ensuring effective communication among key actors and coordinating with the Sounding Boards.

The ORD Sounding Boards

Two Sounding Boards – one composed of researchers, the other of service providers – were established to support the ORD Strategy Council in its reflexions and decision making. The researchers and specialists in the ORD sounding boards provide their expertise for the further development of the ORD landscape.