The Open Research Society (ORS) is a non governmental organization (NGO) and is not depending on any government, political party, political or religious organization or entities representing financial interests.
The ongoing activities of the ORS are currently being documented in the ORSWiki.
Contact Miltiadis Lytras (lytras at ceid.upatras.gr) for any inquiry regarding the society.
- Providing free access to knowledge and the results of scientific research to all people at national, European or international level.
- The promotion and spreading of the idea of volunteering and voluntary offer among the creators of knowledge and the deliverers of scientific research.
- The development of the citizens' society without dependence or influence from state bodies and/or the market, as well as fighting off social exclusion in the fields of knowledge and scientific research.
- The promotion of the lifelong learning idea and the distance learning method, especially by making use of computers and the internet.
- Providing dedicated training and knowledge validation or metrication to individuals, professionals, executives and officials.
Any person over 18 years of age can become member, or any legal entity not clashing with the fundamental principles of the Society.