Open Access to Scientific Information

Scientific information is both a researcher’s greatest output and technological innovation’s most important resource. UNESCO promotes and supports Open Access to Scientific Information (OA)—the online availability of scholarly information to everyone, free of most licensing and copyright barriers—for the benefit of global knowledge flow, innovation and socio-economic development.

At least 10 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,  require constant scientific input. Given that these goals must be achieved globally, there is an absolute need to remove restrictions in order to disseminate research outputs to all. UNESCO advocates for a fundamental role for Open Access to Scientific Information to support the achievement of SDGs.

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