Daniel Spichtinger

"Horizon, open science and all that"

Daniel Spichtinger has been working on EU funded research projects since 2004. From January 2012 to January 2018 he was employed by the European Commission as a member of the unit responsible for open access to scientific peer-reviewed publications and research data. As of September 2018 he is working in Vienna, Austria as an independent expert for EU research projects & policy and as a specialist for issues related to open science.

My key skills: team player able to adapt quickly to new policy areas, efficient worker with a strong capacity to plan, analyse and deliver on time, excellent communication and writing skills, solid experience in coordinating policy development and in interaction with relevant stakeholders.

I  offer

Advocacy/policy-making activities (including grant writing & training) in the areas of:

(i) European research policy & programmes, in particular the Horizon 2020 European Research Framework Program and its successor Horizon Europe

(ii) Open access to scientific peer-reviewed publications and open research data (open / FAIR research data) policies

(iii) Communication, dissemination and exploitation of results with the aim of ensuring the concrete applicability of scientific results in the policy sphere and enabling the interaction with all stakeholders, including the citizens.

Examples of recent work:

• Rapporteur for the EU Expert Group on Open Access in Malta (Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility) 
• Senior Non-Key Expert on Open Access in Azerbaijan (Europe Aid Project “Strengthening Research Development and Innovation in Higher Education in Azerbaijan”)  
• Policy Brief on Horizon Europe Budget in the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 (in German)

More information

My LinkedIn profile is available here.

Information about my thesis and other university projects is available in the projects section. 

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Updates

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