¹ According to a study conducted for the European Commission, open data projects are expected to generate 140 billion euros per annum (Vickery, 2011). The economic impact of open research data is not so straightforward. A recent study estimated that investments in availability services would generate an income 2–10 times as great as the amount invested (Beagrie & Houghton, 2014).

² A more detailed description of the research system can be read here: http://www. research.fi/en/tutkimusymp%C3%A4rist%C3%B6thttp://www. research.fi/en/tutkimusymp%C3%A4rist%C3%B6t.

³ https://rd-alliance.org/about.html.