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First meeting of the Open Science Advisory Committee
The Open Science movement has rapidly spread across nations, calling for the opening of the gates of knowledge. However, there is currently no global understanding of its meaning, opportunities and challenges. With this in mind, an Open Science Advisory CommitteeĚý was established by the Director-General of UNESCO to provide guidance and advice on the overall implementation of the consolidated roadmap towards a UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science. The Committee met virtually for the first time on 16 and 17 July 2020.
The 2-day online meeting gathered the 30 members of the Advisory Committee, along with some ten observers from UNESCO Permanent Delegations and the international scientific community dealing with Open Science.
In her welcome remarks, Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, congratulated the Members of the Advisory Committee for their nomination and recalled that “today, more than ever, the future is based on science”. She highlighted the unique international solidarity among scientists - beyond borders – to address the COVID-19 pandemic as the true spirit of Open Science, and stressed the crucial importance of data sharing, reducing the knowledge gaps and “leaving no one behind” as the basic principles of the Open Science movement and UNESCO’s leadership towards a Recommendation.
The Committee elected a Chair, Fernanda Beigel (Argentina), a Vice-Chair, Simon Hodson (United Kingdom), and two Rapporteurs, Samia Charfi Kaddour (Tunisia) and Vivian Etsiapa Boama (Ghana).
Peggy Oti-Boateng, Director of the Division of Science Policy and Capacity-Building, presented the roadmap for the development of a UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, together with the preliminary results of the global online consultation led by UNESCO. After this first introductory session, six members of the Advisory Committee, representing each of the UNESCO electoral groups, provided some insights on the key challenges, opportunities and best practices related to Open Science in their respective regions. The draft outline of the Recommendation was presented by the UNESCO Secretariat, and followed by an interactive and engaging discussion among the members of the Advisory Committee on the priorities that the future UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science needs to address.
The discussions focused on the key elements to be included in the draft text of the Recommendation, with the contributions and feedbacks from the international expert members of the Advisory Committee. At the end of the meeting, the Advisory Committee agreed on the drafting process and the timeline for the first draft text of the Recommendation, which is expected to be submitted to the Member States by the end of September 2020.
The meeting discussions and outcomes were welcomed by all the members of Advisory Committee, who confirmed their willingness and engagement in working together to provide expert and strategic advice to the development of the Recommendation.
More information
UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
Open Science Advisory CommitteeĚý
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The 2-day online meeting gathered the 30 members of the Advisory Committee, along with some ten observers from UNESCO Permanent Delegations and the international scientific community dealing with Open Science.
In her welcome remarks, Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, congratulated the Members of the Advisory Committee for their nomination and recalled that “today, more than ever, the future is based on science”. She highlighted the unique international solidarity among scientists - beyond borders – to address the COVID-19 pandemic as the true spirit of Open Science, and stressed the crucial importance of data sharing, reducing the knowledge gaps and “leaving no one behind” as the basic principles of the Open Science movement and UNESCO’s leadership towards a Recommendation.
The Committee elected a Chair, Fernanda Beigel (Argentina), a Vice-Chair, Simon Hodson (United Kingdom), and two Rapporteurs, Samia Charfi Kaddour (Tunisia) and Vivian Etsiapa Boama (Ghana).
Peggy Oti-Boateng, Director of the Division of Science Policy and Capacity-Building, presented the roadmap for the development of a UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, together with the preliminary results of the global online consultation led by UNESCO. After this first introductory session, six members of the Advisory Committee, representing each of the UNESCO electoral groups, provided some insights on the key challenges, opportunities and best practices related to Open Science in their respective regions. The draft outline of the Recommendation was presented by the UNESCO Secretariat, and followed by an interactive and engaging discussion among the members of the Advisory Committee on the priorities that the future UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science needs to address.
The discussions focused on the key elements to be included in the draft text of the Recommendation, with the contributions and feedbacks from the international expert members of the Advisory Committee. At the end of the meeting, the Advisory Committee agreed on the drafting process and the timeline for the first draft text of the Recommendation, which is expected to be submitted to the Member States by the end of September 2020.
The meeting discussions and outcomes were welcomed by all the members of Advisory Committee, who confirmed their willingness and engagement in working together to provide expert and strategic advice to the development of the Recommendation.
More information
UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
Open Science Advisory CommitteeĚý
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31 July 2020
Last update:20 April 2023
