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Open science monitoring initiative - OSMI

7 and 8th July 2025 – Open Science: Monitoring Progress, Assessing Impact - Open science monitoring initiative - OSMI

Open science, as emphasised in the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, promotes inclusive, transparent, and collaborative research practices, ensuring that scientific knowledge is accessible to all. As global adoption accelerates, monitoring becomes essential to assess impact, identify gaps, and strengthen implementation strategies. Launched in September 2022, Open Science Impact Pathways (PathOS) is a three-year, European ...

The Principles of Open Science Monitoring

To fully take advantage of the adoption of the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, transparent and representative monitoring must be put in place to drive and support the intended change. It is also vital to identify effective actions and priority gaps. To compensate for the lack of global guidelines on open science monitoring, the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research initially brought together a group of French experts (Université de Lorraine, Inria) to work on a proposal fo

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