Date: September 6, 2024

Time: 5:00-6:30 AM UTC/13:00 - 14:30 PM China Standard Time

Location: Beijing International Convention Center (BICC), 305C Meeting Room 

We invite researchers, policymakers, open science practitioners, and anyone interested in the intersection of science and sustainable development to join us for this insightful GOSC session.

Register for free and secure your spot at:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEscuivqD8vGdDkRIEf3AD16_Kls4x5eCNc#/registration

Session Description:

The growing African engagement in Open Science Infrastructures (OSI) represents a transformative approach for science and policy in the drive to achieve the United Nations 2030 Agenda. In line with the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science and with the collaborative support of the Global Open Science Cloud (GOSC) Initiative, African leadership in south-north and south-south collaborative engagements is bringing regional expertise to co-build a global Open Science environment. This environment connects trusted research e-infrastructures to enable innovative scientific discoveries. The ongoing challenge is to address the interconnectivity and interoperability of OSI to break silos and promote better practices in Open Science and the SDGs. Against this backdrop, the GOSC International Programme Office (GOSC IPO), in partnership with Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), African Open Science Platform (AOSP), and African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD), is co-organizing this parallel session at FBAS 2024. The target audience for this session includes all potential stakeholders aligned with Open Science and the SDGs, such as representatives from research e-infrastructures, international research initiatives, domain scientists, social enterprises, and others.

Objectives & Deliverables:

l The session aims to strengthen regional collaboration in OSI, enhance network connections, improve infrastructure accessibility, and promote data, tools, and knowledge flow. It seeks to amplify Africa's influence on global SDGs research and co-build a sustainable research ecosystem.

l The session will review the progress of Open Science and OSI in Africa, pinpoint best domain practices, address common challenges, and reach a consensus on co-building a sustainable research ecosystem for future-oriented open science. Potential deliverable would be a collective research paper themed on “OSI Advancing Open Science and SDGs Achievements in Africa.

 For any session inquiries or additional information, please contact Ms. Xueting Li xtli@cnic.cn.