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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Please remove the email address <a href="mailto:talgeo@magma.ca">talgeo@magma.ca</a> from your list. Dr. Tomlinson died in 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>L. Tomlinson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> CODATA-international <codata-international-bounces@lists.codata.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>BOULTON Geoffrey<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 6, 2020 7:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> h sherief <hussein.sherief@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> BOULTON Geoffrey <Geoff.Boulton@ed.ac.uk>; codata-international@lists.codata.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CODATA-international] Open Science at ITU<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Hussein Sherief <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The International Science Council’s report to UNESCO will include a recommendation on the potential for a Global Open Science Commons, to which a globally open science cloud could be of considerable support. It would also be of great interest to emerging regional open science platforms, including the African Open Science Platform. I will come back to you with ideas of potential linkage between ITU and these initiatives.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Many thanks for making contact.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>All good wishes<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Geoffrey Boulton<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Geoffrey Boulton OBE FRS FRSE<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regius Professor of Geology Emeritus<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>University of Edinburgh<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Grant Institute<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kings Buildings<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Edinburgh EWH9 3JW, UK<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mob: 44 (0)7590978510<br>Website: <a href="http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/homes/gboulton">www.geos.ed.ac.uk/homes/gboulton</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 6 May 2020, at 11:55, h sherief <<a href="mailto:hussein.sherief@gmail.com">hussein.sherief@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Geoffrey Boulton, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I noticed that UNITAR’s contribution to Open Science was being considered for the report to UNESCO . At ITU, we have submitted documents requesting that Global Open Science Cloud (GOSC) be considered as a new tool for SDG’s Disaster Risk. If the ITU-D Study Group adapts GOSC at its coming October meeting in Geneva, then GOSC will be available as a new Globally Open Science Cloud tool for its member states. From there, a global framework and guidelines will be worked out by the study group leading to ISO standards. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here are the link to the submitted documents:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=p1><span class=s1>Utilizing telecommunications/ICTs for disaster risk reduction and management</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p3><span class=s2>Submission to ITU-D Study Group 2</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p4><span class=s2><a href="https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/CDS/contributions/sg_v2/cnt_rpt_stg_cont_details.asp?mtg=10758&lg=1&prd=2018">https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/CDS/contributions/sg_v2/cnt_rpt_stg_cont_details.asp?mtg=10758&lg=1&prd=2018</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p5><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p4><span class=s2><a href="https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/CDS/contributions/sg_v2/cnt_stg_annex_view.asp?aid=55236">https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/CDS/contributions/sg_v2/cnt_stg_annex_view.asp?aid=55236</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I do not know if this information is of any use with respect to the report to UNESCO, if you think it is , you can further contact ITU-D Study Group 2.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hussein Sherief<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Director<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>AASCTC<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Khartoum<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sudan<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>