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Dear Hussein Sherief
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<div class="">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.</div>
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<div class="">Many thanks for making contact.</div>
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<div class="">All good wishes</div>
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<div class="">Geoffrey Boulton</div>
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<div>Geoffrey Boulton OBE FRS FRSE</div>
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<div>University of Edinburgh</div>
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Website: <a href="http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/homes/gboulton" class="">www.geos.ed.ac.uk/homes/gboulton</a></div>
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<div class="">On 6 May 2020, at 11:55, h sherief <<a href="mailto:hussein.sherief@gmail.com" class="">hussein.sherief@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="">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
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<div class="">Here are the link to the submitted documents:</div>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Utilizing telecommunications/ICTs for disaster risk reduction and management</span></p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Submission to ITU-D Study Group 2</span></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><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" class="">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></p>
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<p class="p4"><span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/CDS/contributions/sg_v2/cnt_stg_annex_view.asp?aid=55236" class="">https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/CDS/contributions/sg_v2/cnt_stg_annex_view.asp?aid=55236</a></span></p>
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<div class="">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.</div>
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<div class="">Thanks</div>
<div class="">Hussein Sherief</div>
<div class="">Director</div>
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