Thanks to James Wilsdon’s Twitter feed (@jameswilsdon) for this information,

European Commission launches a consultation on ‘Science 2.0’ http://ec.europa.eu/research/consultations/science-2.0/consultation_en.htm … #openscience #altmetrics #scipol (ht @osimod)

As to what a Science 2.0 consultation might be, there’s this from the European Commission’s Consultation on ‘Science 2.0’: Science in Transition homepage,

Groups to be mainly targeted with the consultation are:

• Universities and university associations
• Research Performing Organisations
• Research Funding Organisations
• Scientific Libraries
• Academies
• Learned society
• Scholarly Publishers and intermediaries
• Businesses in the field of ‘Science 2.0’

The consultation started July 3, 2014 and closes Sept. 30, 2014. Here are the objectives (from the homepage),

Science 2.0’ describes the on-going evolution in the modus operandi of doing research and organising science. These changes in the dynamics of science and research are enabled by digital technologies and driven by the globalisation of the scientific community, as well as the need to address the Grand Challenges of our times. They have an impact on the entire research cycle, from the inception of research to its publication, as well as on the way in which this cycle is organised.

The goal of the consultation is to better understand the full societal potential of ‘Science 2.0’ as well as the desirability of any possible policy action.

The three main objectives of the consultation are: (1) to assess the degree of awareness amongst the stakeholders of the changing modus operandi; (2) to assess the perception of the opportunities and challenges and (3) to identify possible policy implications and actions to strengthen the competitiveness of the European science and research system by enabling it to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by Science 2.0.

Here’s how you can contribute (from the homepage),

We welcome contributions from citizens, organisations and public authorities.

• If you are answering this consultation as a citizen, please click here to submit your contribution.
• If you are answering this consultation on behalf of an organisation, please click here to submit your contribution.
• If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a public authority, please click here to submit your contribution.

Contributions will be published on the Internet. It is important to read the specific privacy statement attached to this consultation for information on how your personal data and contribution will be dealt with.

The organizers have made a PDF version of the online questionnaire available for preview along with a background paper for the consultation and contact details. They ask that you read the backgrounder before filling in the questionnaire.

I have checked out the form to see if participation is restricted to citizens of EU (European Union) countries but that doesn’t appear to be the case as there is an ‘other’ category which invites you to fill in your country of origin.