"Open Science seeks to make scientific information, knowledge and data available to all. By increasing access to information, it aims to give all scientists, innovators, engineers, entrepreneurs and citizens the opportunity to observe, contribute and create knowledge in the fields of science, technology and innovation. Not only does this approach boost transparency and accountability, it helps create equal opportunities for all, by encouraging engagement with scientific culture."
— Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO Message on the occasion of World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019
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Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the World Science Day for Peace and Development, 10 November 2019
Evens Emmanuel
Dear Sir
According to Wikipedia, Open Science is the movement to make scientific research (including publications, data, physical samples, and software) and its dissemination accessible to all levels of an inquiring society, amateur or professional.
In principle, I do agree with the statements by Audrey Azoulay, the Director General, UNESCO given on the occasion of World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019. However, these days science, investment and trade all are interrelated. Certain barriers such as intellectual property right, patent, etc impose limitations on translating the concept of open science into reality.
Regards,
Arbind
Dear Arbind K. Choudhary , thank you for your relevant intervention. I understand in the case of scientific publications, journal publishers have solved the financial problem associated with Open Science / open access well by asking authors of accepted papers to pay a fee for the publication of their work. However readers will no longer have to pay for the acquisition of these articles. Once again thank you for your contribution.
Open science is a movement that seeks to make scientific research and the data it produces accessible to all and at all levels of society.
https://course.openmedproject.eu/
Dear Yolette Jerome, I really appreciate your support. Thank you for contributing to this discussion.
Open science, it's bear the positive perspective, indeed. It will accelerate the scientific knowledge.
Open Science fosters scientific advances, innovation and progress, but also the confidence of citizens in science. It constitutes scientific progress and social progress. It also allows everyone access to the results of scientific research by democratizing access to knowledge.
Dear Md. Abdur Razzak Choudhury , I really appreciate your support. Thank you for contributing to this discussion.
Dear Sanaa N Al- Haj Ali , I really appreciate your support. Thank you for contributing to this discussion.
Dear Ketty Balthazard-Accou, I really appreciate your support. Thank you for contributing to this discussion.
https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-science-day
The current crisis should serve as a wakeup call regarding the urgency for increased financing and support of scientific research and collaboration.This concerns not only the natural sciences, but also the social and human and sciences. UNESCO Director General's Message
Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.
By linking science more closely with society, World Science Day for Peace and Development aims to ensure that citizens are kept informed of developments in science. It also underscores the role scientists play in broadening our understanding of the remarkable, fragile planet we call home and in making our societies more sustainable.
The purpose of the Day is to:
- Strengthen public awareness of the role of science for peaceful and sustainable societies;
- Promote national and international solidarity for shared science between countries;
- Renew national and international commitment for the use of science for the benefit of societies;
- Draw attention to the challenges faced by science in raising support for the scientific endeavour.
The Day offers the opportunity to mobilize all actors around the topic of science for peace and development – from government officials to the media to school pupils. UNESCO strongly encourages all to join in celebrating World Science Day for Peace and Development by organizing your own event or activity on the day.
2020 Theme: Science for and with Society
This year, at a time when the world is struggling with the global COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of World Science Day is on “Science for and with Society in dealing with the global pandemic.”
Throughout this unprecedented health crisis, UNESCO, as the UN Agency with the field of science in its mandate, has endeavoured to bring science closer to society and to bolster the critically needed international scientific collaborations. From the science perspective, UNESCO’s response to COVID-19 is structured around three major pillars: promoting international scientific cooperation, ensuring access to wate,r and supporting ecological reconstruction.
To celebrate the 2020 World Science Day, UNESCO is organizing an online roundtable on the theme of “Science for and with Society in dealing with COVID-19.”
Join the conversation with the hashtags #ScienceDay.
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