Open Science is the movement to make all aspects scientific research openly accessible to everyone, making the scientific process more transparent and inclusive.
In early 2020 The Government of Canada created the Road Map for Open Science, highlighting the next steps the federal government will be taking to make federal science open to all.
From UNESCO, Open Science includes:
Open scientific knowledge - open access to scientific publications, research data, metadata, open educational resources, software and source code
Open science infrastructures - access to physical and digital research infrastructures including scientific equipment and academic literature
Open engagement of societal actors - extended collaboration between scientists and members of the public to make the scientific process more accessible to the broader public
Open dialogue with other knowledge systems - recognizing and including the knowledge a diversity of knowledge producers, specifically traditionally marginalized scholars
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