This report is the first in a series, the overall objective of which is to provide a better understanding of the links between the worlds of open government data, open science and education, which are tightly interrelated but seem to be often disconnected from each other in their current activities and recommendations. As a result of the research carried out in this series of reports, we will identify current limitations and challenges and will provide recommendations on how government officials may increase their awareness of developments and trends in the research world (e.g. the European Open Science Cloud), and how researchers and academics may increase the use of open datasets in their scientific or academic work.