Instructions

Ethical and Societal Foundations of Open Science

Instructions for:TraineeTrainer

Goal

Gain an understanding of the principles and values of open science, including its ethical foundations and societal benefits.

Duration (hours)

2

For whom is this important?

All stakeholders in research

Part of

ROSiE

Steps

1Introduction

2Learning about Key Issues

3Test your knowledge

4Case Study

Why is this important?

Introduction

The UNESCO Recommendation on open science defines open science as: “[..] an inclusive construct that combines various movements and practices aiming to make multilingual scientific knowledge openly available, accessible, and reusable for everyone, to increase scientific collaborations and sharing of information for the benefits of science and society, and to open the processes of scientific knowledge creation, evaluation and communication to societal actors beyond the traditional scientific community. It comprises all scientific disciplines and aspects of scholarly practices, including basic and applied sciences, natural and social sciences and the humanities, and it builds on the following key pillars: open scientific knowledge, open science infrastructures, science communication, open engagement of societal actors, and open dialogue with other knowledge systems.” (UNESCO, 2021) Science as an activity and social practice is aimed at generating new knowledge. The most basic justification of open science as an overarching goal is that through the implementation of open science practices we will, as a global society, produce more and more reliable knowledge “for the benefit of science and society” (UNESCO, 2021).

Steps

Other information

Good Practices & Misconduct

Open science