Text and Data Mining

Jean-François Dechamp

EC DG RTD A.6 Science Policy, Foresight and Data

Science Europe WG on Research Data

Brussels, 5 February 2015

Text and Data Mining (TDM): an opportunity for science

An interdisciplinary way of knowledge discovering from large, unstructured sets of documents & data

Potential value: improving productivity & competitiveness of European researchers

One major barrier: a currently non 'TDM-friendly' copyright framework in the EU

• Non-harmonised situation of copyright exceptions for research(optional, for non-commercial research only etc.)

• Licences system rejected by academics (researchers & librarians) and not supported by innovative businesses

TDM and the modernisation of the EU copyright rules

Legislative action as part of the DSM strategy

• Simplify/modernise/harmonise copyright rules across the EU (i.e. bring them in line with today's reality)

A political and technical challenge

• Bring ambitious & feasible proposal to EP and Council

• Will it be possible to propose a copyright exception for research, for both non-commercial and commercial research?

TDM and copyright policy developments are a major issue for DG RTD and European research

• Best working conditions needed: impact on H2020 & all R&I in the EU

• Developments should not jeopardize the global move towards Open Science and EC policy to develop it

When and what?

European Commission

• Digital Single Market (DSM White Paper for June Euro Council)

• Public consultation, hearings (E.g. Commissioner Oettinger)...

• Clear priority / No fixed deadline / No paper on table yet

European Parliament

• MEP Reda Rapporteur (JURI) – vote on 16 April 2015CULT/MEP Adinolfi, IMCO/MEP Stihler

Vote in Plenary on 20 May 2015

• WG on IPR and Copyright Reform: exchanges of view

• EP Research Service