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Next Steps

Date Event

November 2020 3 meeting of the Open Science Advisory Committee
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November 2020 Consultation with Indigenous Peoples to acquire feedback on the first draft of the UNESCO

Recommendation on Open Science
December 2020 Consultation with African Open Science stakeholders to acquire feedback on the first draft of
the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
December 2020 UNESCO - International Science Council meeting to acquire feedback from the scientists

network on the first Draft text of the Recommendation
31 December 2020 Deadline for Member States to submit their written comments and observations on the first
Draft text of the Recommendation
February 2021 4 meeting of the Open Science Advisory Committee to consider the comments received to the
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first draft and discuss the second draft
End of March 2021 Transmission of DG’s final draft text of the Recommendation to Member States

10-12 May 2021 (TBC) UNESCO Category II meeting of experts to negotiate the final draft of the UNESCO
Recommendation on Open Science
& if needed
beginning of July

2021
31 August 2021 Transmission of the final draft of the Recommendation by the special committee of
intergovernmental experts to Member States
November 2021 41 session of the General Conference: Examination and possible adoption of the final UNESCO
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Recommendation on Open Science

December 2021 2021 World Science Forum in South Africa - Global Open Science Forum to launch the
UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
UNESCO Natural Science Sector