The Horizon Europe-funded project PathOS (Open Science Impact Pathways) is proud to announce its final event, taking place on 7–8 July 2025 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and online.

Co-organized by UNESCO, OpenAIRE, PathOS, EOSC Track, and OSMI, this two-day conference will bring together global experts, policymakers, and open science practitioners to explore the state of the art in monitoring and assessing the impact of open science.

The conference will present key findings from PathOS's three-year journey to identify and analyse how Open Science practices impact academia, society, and innovation. These findings—drawn from in-depth case studies, a scoping review, and methodological frameworks—will help build a stronger evidence base to support decision-making and policy development.

Key themes include:

• Evidence & Tools for Measuring Impact: Explore how PathOS findings, support evidence-based decision-making and help assess the contributions of open science to research progress, innovation and societal benefits, while identifying gaps and challenges in the state-of-the-art.
• Principles of Open Science Monitoring: Reflect on OSMI’s globally consulted monitoring principles and discuss their operationalization across diverse stakeholders, including the role of open science infrastructures, to enable scalable and adaptable approaches to tracking progress.
• Scaling Up Monitoring Efforts: Discuss frameworks and best practices for enhancing open science monitoring at various levels.A highlight of this session will be the official launch of the second phase of the EOSC Open Science Observatory—a next-generation policy intelligence tool designed to visualize national contributions to EOSC and Open Science. Built on insights from the Monitoring Framework for National Contributions to EOSC and Open Science.
  
• Global Vision & UNESCO Recommendation: Explore how diverse regional and national monitoring efforts align with UNESCO’s Recommendation on Open Science, fostering dialogue on inclusivity, equity, and sustainability in the global research ecosystem.
  
• Hands-On Workshops: Practical sessions will focus on evidence-based approaches to open science monitoring and evaluation. Participants will engage with key PathOS outputs, including the Open Science Indicator Handbook, the Cost-Benefit Analysis framework for open science practices, and the overall findings and conclusions from the project, contributing feedback to refine and strengthen the final results.
• Cross-Initiative Synergy: A special joint session with the OPUS project will examine alignment between Open Science policies and monitoring at institutional, national, and global levels.

Bringing It All Together

This conference provides a unique platform for global experts, policymakers, and practitioners to share knowledge, refine tools, and shape the future of open science monitoring. Through presentations, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, and open dialogue, participants will explore innovative approaches, address implementation challenges, and collaborate on practical solutions.

By integrating evidence-based methodologies, guiding principles, and targeted training, the event aims to catalyse new partnerships, empower stakeholders, and advance a shared vision of inclusive, high-impact research practices worldwide.

All sessions of the Open Science: Monitoring Progress, Assessing Impact conference will be held in a hybrid format, enabling both in-person and online participation to ensure inclusive, global engagement.

• In-person participation: Seats are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. We strongly encourage early registration to secure your place at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

• Online participation: Open to all. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with connection details and access links for virtual sessions.

• The conference Concept Note and detailed programme are available on the registration page.

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