10th Open Science Retreat

You are cordially invited to the 10th Open Science Retreat marking the final edition of this series. In this retreat, the focus will be on the impact of rising authoritarianism and geopolitical tensions on Open Science practices:

Fundamental scientific principles and findings are under unprecedented attack: Disinformation and science scepticism has reached new levels, threatening the very foundations of democracy and science. Autocratic governments are attempting to restrict academic freedom and to use science and research to legitimise their very own political narratives and agendas.

At the same time, geopolitical tensions are deepening, leading to increased security concerns in science and research, potentially leading to less openness, collaboration and communication among researchers around the globe. Last but not least, these developments are also having a significant impact on the availability of research infrastructures and Open Science materials. Do our societies need more data sovereignty to meet these challenges?

To guide the discussions, the  would like to address the following questions will be addressed:

How can Open Science – with its emphasis on transparency, collaboration, equality of opportunities and reproducibility of scientific results – be sustained in the light of these global developments?
What measures can we, as an international community of Open Science practitioners, take to ensure that Open Science is firmly established as the default mode of doing science in an increasingly challenging environment?

• In particular, how can we meet the challenges in areas like
  • endangered data, surveys and other Open Science materials?
  • endangered research infrastructures for science and research
• Can greater data sovereignty help us overcome some of the challenges we face in Open Science, or are there other approaches that might be more promising?
  We are looking forward to an exciting retreat – be part of it!