UNESCO, LA Referencia and LIBER will host a joint webinar this Tuesday, October 3 (16:00 CEST: 8 a.m. Costa Rica/Mexico, 9 a.m. Panama/Peru/Colombia/Ecuador, 10 a.m. Chile, 11 a.m. Argentina/Brazil/Uruguay) with the aim of providing a state-of-the-art analysis of the Open Science monitoring methods and tools currently developed in Europe. The event will introduce an inclusive follow-up to open science, in line with the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.

Together with LIBER and UNESCO, LA Referencia adopts the mission of enriching the debate around the monitoring of Open Science. By uniting European experiences with Latin America, we chart a path towards the advancement of the global ecosystem of Open Science in the context of UNESCO recommendations”. - Lautaro Matas, Executive Director LA Referencia

About the event

The webinar will be inspired by the similarities between Latin American and European approaches to open access (see the study in English and in Spanish). Attendees will gain knowledge to develop open science monitoring methods, criteria, sources and tools.

The main benefits for attendees will be:

  • Awareness about the promotion of the implementation of Open Science monitoring.
  • Knowledge of UNESCO’s vision on monitoring Open Science and the tools necessary to monitor the implementation and compliance of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.
  • An introduction to the state-of-the-art monitoring methods and tools currently developed in Europe to measure Open Science progress and actions (OpenAIRE vision, challenges, monitoring tools and methods; France and Finland’s experiences with monitoring national and institutional frameworks and tools). )
  • An international alignment of reproducible methods, measurement criteria, tools and practices to evaluate and monitor Open Science progress.
  • Opportunities to develop alliances, collaborations and networking between regions and/or countries.
  • Opportunities to develop your personal institutional and national network(s).

How ​​can I participate?

Attendance is open to anyone interested in learning about cutting-edge open science monitoring across Europe. Registration is required to join the Zoom session.

Register here to attend.

The webinar will also be broadcast live on the LA Referencia YouTube channelwith Spanish translation for our Latin American audience. The recording of the webinar will also be available after the event.