23/11/2007, The Council of the European Union adopts conclusions on
scientific information
The Council of the European Union adopts Conclusions on scientific information in which it "recognises the strategic importance for Europe’s scientific development of current initiatives to develop sustainable models for open access [...]" and "underlines the importance of effective collaboration between different actors, including funding agencies, researchers, research institutions and scientific publishers, in relation to access [... to], scientific publications". These principles are precisely the pillars of the SCOAP3 model. Finally, it "invites Member States to enhance the co-ordination between [...] large research institutions and funding bodies on access [...] policies and practices".
