The United Nations Dag Hammarskj?ld Library in the Department of Global Communications organized the virtual panel discussion: ¡°From Pact to Progress: Open Science, Open Innovation and Digital Cooperation¡±, on Tuesday, 15 July, 2025, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. (ET). This was a side event to the .

The Pact for the Future promotes an open, fair and inclusive environment for scientific and technological development and cooperation worldwide, building trust in science and global cooperation in innovation. It aims to integrate a human rights perspective into regulatory and norm-setting processes for new and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence. 

The  present an opportunity to bridge the growing divide within and between developed and developing countries. It is a paradigm shift that democratizes knowledge creation and dissemination. It transcends traditional boundaries by requiring transparency and reproducibility, ensuring that all with an interest in science can contribute regardless of origin or circumstance, committing to public accountability and intellectual integrity, and advancing scientific collaborations across geographic region, language, and resources.  

Building momentum toward the 4th United Nations Open Science and Open Scholarship Conference, this side event will convene diverse stakeholders and delegates to discuss the mechanisms through which equitable and inclusive knowledge systems can seize on opportunities provided by new and emerging technologies. 

This dialogue aims to produce actionable recommendations for the implementation of the Pact for the Future Actions on Science, Technology, innovation, and digital cooperation (Action 28-33). 

 

Speakers Include: 

  • Joyeeta Gupta, University of Amsterdam / Group of Ten High-level Representatives of Civil Society, Private Sector, and Scientific Community to Promote Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs (10-Member-Group)
  • Mar¨ªa Estel¨ª Jarqu¨ªn, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology / International Science Council
  • Declan Kirrane, ISC Intelligence in Science
  • Matthew Wong, Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations

Moderator:  Robert Skinner, UN Department of Global Communication, Outreach Division