DRAFT ANNEX: Discussion document for the development of a work plan for the IAI open science committee

This discussion document outlines potential activities for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) open science committee to develop a work plan focused on making science outputs more open, transparent, and accessible.

• The IAI open science committee is tasked with prioritizing activities and creating a practical work plan, taking into account the capacity of the IAI Directorate and member countries, as well as potential implementation costs.
• Proposed activities for 'Open Science' include establishing definitions, describing the current state of open science among CoP members, and developing a vision, policy statement, or guidelines for the IAI, potentially using the Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research as a model.
• Proposed 'Open Data' activities focus on reviewing metadata collection standards, determining a sustainable location for a data catalogue or inventory, exploring open archiving platforms, and identifying best practices for the data lifecycle.
• Proposed 'Open Access' and 'Collaboration' activities include creating a peer review publication citation list with standardized metadata, finding a location to post that catalogue, and seeking synergies with the Belmont Forum Open/UNEP GEO initiatives.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). DRAFT ANNEX: Discussion document for the development of a work plan for the IAI open science committee. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-41-open-science-plan-e.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. DRAFT ANNEX: Discussion document for the development of a work plan for the IAI open science committee. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-41-open-science-plan-e.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchnddraft, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{DRAFT ANNEX: Discussion document for the development of a work plan for the IAI open science committee}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-41-open-science-plan-e.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }