[CODATA-international] United Nations Open Science Conference

Cerdeira Hilda cerdeira at ictp.it
Thu Feb 9 02:53:46 EST 2023 

Good morning,

Maybe it is time to consider the few truly examples of "open Science"
which are the "eJournals Delivery Service (eJDS)" from the Abdus Salam
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste (Italy) and
the Sci-Hub by Alexandra Elbakian (which a world wide service) in
Azerbaijan.
About the eJDS I can explain in detail, since I was the one who made it
work, in collaboration with Enrique Canessa and Clement Onime, who are
still working at ICTP (I am retired). It was eventually recognized in 2021
with the Spirit of Abdus Salam Award.

As far as Open Databases, it is an absolute necessity that they become
open source for research. There is an excellent database called
EPILEPSIAE, but it is very expensive, almost impossible if you are in a
developing country.

Sincerely
      Hilda Cerdeira

> Hi All,
>
> Totally agree. You cannot imagine how much we were, and are still,
> "attacked", to launch the Crystallography Open Database in 2003. We are
> now the top fully free open database in the world. Lets construct a
> fully opened library and periodicals collection, entirely on academics
> time since we anyway give our time out to publishers.
>
> sincerely
>
> daniel
>
>
> Le 08/02/2023 à 18:32, Devika P. Madalli a écrit :
>> I agree with Hilda, if it is indeed the UN year of Open Science,' I do
>> hope it will take us ALL the way. No room now for half measures.
>> Scientific knowledge must be open with NO exchange of money necessary
>> at ANY stage or between any persons or entities of publishing. The
>> argument that open access publishing cycle still needs money is now
>> passe. How much it takes to publish one volume of a journal , in the
>> electronic form? How much income it generates for the publisher? Is
>> there a study? I read in an article that publishing industries'
>> profits are comparable and even in a case surpassed the profits of a
>> big (popular manufacturing) corporate! So let's not buy that argument
>> anymore. Atleast those of us who are really committed to open science.
>>
>> When knowledge is produced by researchers, reviewed, evaluated,
>> consumed, reused, and more knowledge contributed again by researchers,
>> why should there be an exchange of money for access to knowledge, all
>> in the name of 'expenses incurred for publishing '? The global south
>> cannot comprehend why the hefty APCs or afford to pay APCs. We do not
>> want the benevolence of waiver either. How many waivers can be given
>> anyway?
>>
>> I hope there be will be discussions throughout this year and atleast
>> by the end of it we truly realise 'Open Science' without having to
>> nuance the definition of what is 'open'.  Let Science be as open as
>> the air around us. ( Clean air? Now thats a discussion for another day
>> and forum!)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Devika Madalli
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 7:03 PM Cerdeira Hilda <cerdeira at ictp.it> wrote:
>>
>>     Dear Suchit
>>
>>     Is this conference to applaud the present state of affairs of Open
>>     Access,
>>     which only benefits the rich societies, since the authors are
>>     covering the
>>     costs?
>>
>>     Or is it to find effective means to publish, so that poor
>>     countries will
>>     be able to compete with rich ones?
>>
>>     Sincerely
>>       Hilda
>>
>>     > Dear colleagues
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > NASA has declared 2023 the Year of Open Science to celebrate the
>>     benefits
>>     > and successes of open science, and inspire more scientists to
>>     join the
>>     > movement. Ultimately, the success of the Year of Open Science
>>     will be
>>     > driven by collaborations with individuals, teams, and
>>     organizations who
>>     > are ready to transform the culture of scientific research into
>>     one that
>>     > celebrates openness and inclusion.
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/year-open-science-suchith-anand
>>     <https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fpulse%2Fyear-open-science-suchith-anand&data=05%7C01%7Cdaniel.chateigner%40ensicaen.fr%7C4807076ed8824ccb778608db09fc28ba%7C430c3e75ff03445fb3f4ae2809a0b10b%7C0%7C0%7C638114750842993190%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=W4AU05czZWxJpbDN0oY28pZnL3EPU6LjBSAgBMxNgIQ%3D&reserved=0>
>>     >
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > The recordings of the webinar on "GeoForAll contributions to the
>>     United
>>     > Nations Sustainable Development Goals” as part of the World
>>     Commons Week
>>     > 2020 is available at
>>     >
>>     >
>>     >
>>     https://www.dsaireland.org/updates/events/geoforall-contributions-to-the-united-nations-sustainable-de/
>>     <https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dsaireland.org%2Fupdates%2Fevents%2Fgeoforall-contributions-to-the-united-nations-sustainable-de%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cdaniel.chateigner%40ensicaen.fr%7C4807076ed8824ccb778608db09fc28ba%7C430c3e75ff03445fb3f4ae2809a0b10b%7C0%7C0%7C638114750842993190%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RUH1Poi2IqyWULnVbwfv0gd%2BvffVe2dW8cl9dfH9DGA%3D&reserved=0>
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > Thanks to GeoForAll lab at University of Colorado Denver, USA
>>     for hosting
>>     > the Geo For All webinars.
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > I would like to thank the International Science Council for the
>>     strong
>>     > support provided for me in my work for GeoForAll and building Open
>>     > Geospatial Science.
>>     >
>>     >
>>     >
>>     https://council.science/current/blog/no-problem-is-too-big-combating-discrimination-in-geospatial-science/
>>     <https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcouncil.science%2Fcurrent%2Fblog%2Fno-problem-is-too-big-combating-discrimination-in-geospatial-science%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cdaniel.chateigner%40ensicaen.fr%7C4807076ed8824ccb778608db09fc28ba%7C430c3e75ff03445fb3f4ae2809a0b10b%7C0%7C0%7C638114750842993190%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YrGvWNe3ollO4VkWjk1teuNiyD8v0LJ%2F8j5k0Bcwuiw%3D&reserved=0>
>>     >
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > I am grateful to all GeoForAll colleagues from around the world
>>     for their
>>     > work and contributions for Open Geospatial Science and working
>>     for making
>>     > education opportunities for all. Thank you for your selfless
>>     work and
>>     > efforts.
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > Best wishes
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > Suchith
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > ________________________________
>>     > From: Suchith Anand <ezasa7 at exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>
>>     > Sent: 02 February 2023 15:40
>>     > To: CODATA International <codata-international at lists.codata.org>
>>     > Subject: United Nations Open Science Conference
>>     >
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > Dear colleagues
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > From 8 to 10 February 2023, the 3rd United Nations Open Science
>>     > Conference, “Accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals,
>>     Democratizing
>>     > the Record of Science”, will bring together policy makers,
>>     representatives
>>     > of intergovernmental organizations, researchers, scholars,
>>     librarians,
>>     > publishers and civil society.
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > Under the three main themes
>>     >
>>     >
>>     >   *   Equity in open scholarship,
>>     >   *   Reforming scientific publishing, and
>>     >   *   Strengthening the science-policy-society interface
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > conference registrants will be able to participate in
>>     discussions about
>>     > the present and future of open science practices for the SDGs
>>     and reaffirm
>>     > that scientific progress and its applications are for the
>>     benefit of all.
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > More details at https://www.un.org/library/OS23
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>>     >
>>     > Best wishes
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > Suchith
>>     >
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > Dr Suchith Anand
>>     >
>>     > Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations |
>>     Scientist
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>>     Science and Data
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