Elena-Cristina UDREA1, Augustin SEMENESCU2, Alexandru-Dorian FĂINĂ3, Ana-Maria NICOLAU4
Abstract. This article examines the role of digital infrastructures in reshaping academic career management within the Open Science framework, with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe. Through a comparative case study of national platforms in Poland, Croatia, Slovenia, and the Romanian pilot initiative OCER, the analysis highlights contrasting levels of interoperability, policy integration, and investment in research digitalization. OCER serves as a reference point to explore challenges and opportunities in aligning emerging platforms with European standards such as EOSC and CoARA. The findings suggest that strategic coordination between technological, institutional, and policy dimensions is essential to ensure transparency and innovation in academic career evaluation.
Keywords: Academic career management, Open Science, digital infrastructure, Research Assessment reform, central and eastern Europe, OCER platform
DOI 10.56082/annalsarscieng.2025.2.176
1 PhD student, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, elena.faina@upb.ro
2 Prof. Ph.D. National Science and Technology University Politehnica Bucharest, Spl.Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania, Academy of Romanian Scientists, 3 Ilfov st., Bucharest, Romania, augustin.semenescu@upb.ro
3 PhD student, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, alexandru.faina@upb.ro
4 Associate professor, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, ana.avramescu@upb.ro
PUBLISHED in Annals of the Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on Engineering, Volume 17, No2