The UNESCO recommendation on Open Science has been unanimously adopted in its entirety by Member States during the Science Commission plenary.

The road to the Open Science Recommendation being adopted commenced with a resolution from the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 2019, where 193 Member States tasked UNESCO with the development of an international standard-setting instrument.

That instrument, the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, has now been adopted by Member States at the Science Commission plenary at its 41st General Conference, paving the way for it to be passed at the full General Conference.

In this context, the International Science Council, in its convening role as the global voice for science, has reaffirmed that advocating and advancing open science is …

https://council.science/current/news/unesco-science-commission-adopts-open-science-recommendation/