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UNESCO Open Science Toolkit

The UNESCO Open Science Toolkit is designed to support implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science. The Toolkit is a set of guides, policy briefs, factsheets and indexes. Each piece is a living resource updated to reflect new developments and the status of implementation of the Recommendation. Elements of this toolkit are developed in collaboration with UNESCO Open Science partners or through discussions with and inputs from the members of the UNESCO Working Groups on Open Science.

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  |  Updated: 13 May 2024
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Best Practices, Facilitation, Policy, Training
Project Goals

The UNESCO Open Science Toolkit has been designed to support implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, the first international standard-setting instrument on open science. The goal of the guides, policy briefs, factsheets and indices that make up the toolkit are to support the collective effort to accelerate the transition to global open science.

Deliverables

 

  • Factsheet for understanding open science
  • Factsheet for identifying predatory academic journals and conferences
  • Checklist for universities on implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
  • Checklist for open access publishers on implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
  • Guide for building capacity for open science
  • Guide for developing policies for open science
  • Guide for funding open science
  • Guide for bolstering Open Science infrastructures for all
  • Guide for engaging societal actors in open science
  • Guide for Supporting open hardware for open science