Page 12 - Building a global consensus on Open Science

Current draft of the UNESCO Open Science Recommendation

Highlighting:

• The urgency of Open Science for solving complex global problems of humanity,

and responding to crisis situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic

• The importance of science, technology and innovation (STI) for human progress
and for closing the STI gaps

• The importance of Open Science for fulfilling the human right to science and
leaving no one behind with regard to access to science and its benefits

• The potential of Open Science in democratizing knowledge and reducing STI
inequalities between and within countries

• The need for respect of cultural diversity and the diversity of knowledge holders

and sources of knowledge, including indigenous knowledge and citizen science

UNESCO Natural Science Sector