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Open Science

ᗯᕼᗩ丅 Ꭵᔕ ᗝᑭᗴᑎ ᔕᑕᎥᗴᑎᑕᗴ?
allow scientific information, data and outputs to be more widely accessible 
scientific solutions for a global challenge     MORE CONNECTED TO SOCIETAL NEEDS            game changer       reliably harnessed    human right to science      
  bridging science, technology and innovation gaps    ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT  ᴇQᴜᴀʟ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ

What is Open Science? -- Video

Historical Context

UNESCO, as the United Nations Agency with a mandate for Science, is the legitimate global organization enabled to build a coherent vision of Open Science and a shared set of overarching principles and shared values. That is why, at the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference, 193 Members States tasked the Organization with the development of an international standard-setting instrument on Open Science in the form of a UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science. Following the consensus reached during the intergovernmental meeting of experts held from 6 to 11 May 2021, the Draft text of the Recommendation will be put forward for adoption by UNESCO’s General Conference during its next session in November 2021.                                  

Sources:

UNESCO.Open Science. 
UNESCO. Draft Recommendation on Open Science