The United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library in the Department of Global Communications and UNESCO would like to invite you to: “Open Science for Future Generations: Equity, Access, and Local Knowledge,” scheduled for Thursday, 7 May, 2026, 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. (ET).  This virtual panel discussion is a side event to the 11th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Open science is a cornerstone of the Pact for the Future and essential for advancing an inclusive and equity-based knowledge ecosystem. Despite growing global commitment to openness, significant structural inequities persist within the scholarly publishing and research infrastructure. These barriers disproportionately affect youth and researchers in the early stages of their careers. Limited access to publishing opportunities, research infrastructure, and global networks can constrain their ability to contribute to and benefit from the global knowledge commons.  

Building on the outcomes of the 4th UN Open Science and Open Scholarship Conference, this panel will explore how open science policies and infrastructures can reduce systemic inequities and empower early-career researchers as knowledge producers and full participants in the scientific enterprise. Speakers will discuss strategies to incentivize participation with a focus on the challenges of brain drain and the importance of conducting research locally, adapting global goals to the specific context, needs, and priorities of local communities.  

Speakers include:

Batool Almarzouq, UKRI Metascience Research Fellow

Luisa Fernanda Echeverría King, Simón Bolívar University (Colombia)

Madiareni Sulaiman, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN Indonesia)

Rania Sabo, UNESCO 

Moderator: Dag Hammarskjöld Library

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We look forward to your participation!

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