UNESCO Open Science Recommendation
Dear University Grants Committee Secretariat,
In light of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, which asks that Member States (which includes Hong Kong, via the representation of China) to take whatever legislative or other steps may be required to meet these, what measures has the University Grants Committee started taking to look into aligning their policies with these?
As implementation of the Recommendation is starting to be monitored and pushed further at a global level there any new policies on how to follow these recommendations, and have there been any meetings and committees set up yet to address the intention of the recommendations to influence the development of national laws and practices? Has the UNESCO Open Science working group contacted the UGC to communicate any of this and start the monitoring process?
Yours faithfully,
Scott Edmunds
Dear Mr. Edmunds,
Thank you for your email to the University Grants Committee Secretariat on
25 August 2025. The request for information is being processed and we
will provide you with a substantive reply as soon as practicable. Thank
you.
Best Regards,
Andrew LEUNG
Research Administrator (5) 5
University Grants Committee Secretariat
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Recommendation
Dear University Grants Committee Secretariat,
In light of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, which asks that
Member States (which includes Hong Kong, via the representation of China)
to take whatever legislative or other steps may be required to meet these,
what measures has the University Grants Committee started taking to look
into aligning their policies with these?
As implementation of the Recommendation is starting to be monitored and
pushed further at a global level there any new policies on how to follow
these recommendations, and have there been any meetings and committees set
up yet to address the intention of the recommendations to influence the
development of national laws and practices? Has the UNESCO Open Science
working group contacted the UGC to communicate any of this and start the
monitoring process?
Yours faithfully,
Scott Edmunds
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Dear Mr. Edmunds,
Thank you for your enquiry. You may wish to note that the University
Grants Committee is not a party to UNESCO Open Science Working Group and
therefore we are unable to provide information on this front. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Andrew LEUNG
Research Administrator (5) 5
University Grants Committee Secretariat
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Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - UNESCO Open Science
Recommendation
Dear Mr. Edmunds,
Thank you for your email to the University Grants Committee Secretariat on
25 August 2025. The request for information is being processed and we
will provide you with a substantive reply as soon as practicable. Thank
you.
Best Regards,
Andrew LEUNG
Research Administrator (5) 5
University Grants Committee Secretariat
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-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Edmunds <[3][FOI #29 email]>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2025 11:41 AM
To: Polly BY WONG/UGC <[4][University Grants Committee Secretariat request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - UNESCO Open Science
Recommendation
Dear University Grants Committee Secretariat,
In light of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, which asks that
Member States (which includes Hong Kong, via the representation of China)
to take whatever legislative or other steps may be required to meet these,
what measures has the University Grants Committee started taking to look
into aligning their policies with these?
As implementation of the Recommendation is starting to be monitored and
pushed further at a global level there any new policies on how to follow
these recommendations, and have there been any meetings and committees set
up yet to address the intention of the recommendations to influence the
development of national laws and practices? Has the UNESCO Open Science
working group contacted the UGC to communicate any of this and start the
monitoring process?
Yours faithfully,
Scott Edmunds
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