3rd United Nations Open Science Conference


The virtual 3rd United Nations Open Science Conference will be held from 8 to 10 February 2023, 9.00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (New York Time) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The conference is organized by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library of the United Nations Department of Global Communications in collaboration with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division of Sustainable Development Goals, and UNESCO’s Division of Science Policy and Capacity-Building.

In observance of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February), policy makers, IGO representatives, researchers, scholars, librarians, publishers and civil society will engage in a dialogue about the opportunities and challenges of practicing open science.

Under the theme “Accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals, Democratizing the Record of Science”, panels and keynotes will focus on three streams:

  • Equity in open scholarship
  • Reforming scientific publishing
  • Strengthening the science-policy-society interface

More information, including the concept note, registration and detailed programme, is available on the Conference website.