The Dag Hammarskjöld Library, in collaboration with DESA and UNESCO, will hold the 3rd United Nations Open Science Conference from 8 to 10 February.
The theme is “Accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals, Democratizing the Record of Science”.
In the lead-up to the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, policymakers, researchers, academia, librarians, publishers, and civil society will engage in a dialogue about practicing open science to boost the SDGs and democratize the record of science.
At a time when misinformation and disinformation about science are rampant on the internet, peer-reviewed, publicly funded research should not remain behind paywalls.
The President of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, will be delivering the opening remarks.
Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming and Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs (DESA) Maria-Francesca Spatolisano will speak.
The opening keynote will be provided by UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, Dr. Shamila Nair-Bedouelle.
Panels and keynotes will focus on three streams:
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Strengthening the science-policy-society interface
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Equity in open scholarship
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Reforming scientific publishing
The United Nations Open Science Conference provides a great opportunity to hear about innovative open access initiatives, learn about new perspectives of scholarly communications, and discuss the present and future of open science practices for the SDGs.
If you wish to join us online, you can register through the United Nations Open Science Conference website.
This global event will also be broadcast on UN Web TV.
