[CODATA-international] United Nations Open Science Conference

Thu Feb 9 08:10:23 EST 2023

Dear Devika, Hilda,

Thank you for raising these important questions.

I agree. I am hoping that as this is the Year of Open Science, the global science community will use meetings like this to discuss ideas for finding solutions to these important questions on journal publications. So keep asking these important questions in various science meetings and discussion forums. Thanks.

Best wishes

Suchith

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From: Devika P. Madalli <devika at drtc.isibang.ac.in>
Sent: 08 February 2023 17:32
To: Cerdeira Hilda <cerdeira at ictp.it>
Cc: Suchith Anand ; CODATA International <codata-international at lists.codata.org>; hilda.cerdeira at unesp.br <hilda.cerdeira at unesp.br>
Subject: Re: [CODATA-international] United Nations Open Science Conference

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!)

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Devika Madalli

On Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 7:03 PM Cerdeira Hilda <cerdeira at ictp.it<mailto: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
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> 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
>
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> https://www.dsaireland.org/updates/events/geoforall-contributions-to-the-united-nations-sustainable-de/
>
>
> Thanks to GeoForAll lab at University of Colorado Denver, USA for hosting
> the Geo For All webinars.
>
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> 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.
>
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> https://council.science/current/blog/no-problem-is-too-big-combating-discrimination-in-geospatial-science/
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> 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
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> From: Suchith Anand <ezasa7 at exmail.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:ezasa7 at exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>>
> Sent: 02 February 2023 15:40
> To: CODATA International <codata-international at lists.codata.org<mailto:codata-international at lists.codata.org>>
> Subject: United Nations Open Science Conference
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> 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.
>
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> Under the three main themes
>
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>   *   Equity in open scholarship,
>   *   Reforming scientific publishing, and
>   *   Strengthening the science-policy-society interface
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> 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.
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> More details at https://www.un.org/library/OS23
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> Best wishes
>
>
> Suchith
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> Dr Suchith Anand
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