The UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO at its 41st session, in November 2021. "UNESCO Recommendations are legal instruments in which “the General Conference formulates principles and norms for the international regulation of any particular question and invites the Member States to take whatever legislative or other steps may be required in conformity with the constitutional practice of each State and the nature of the question under consideration to apply the principles and norms aforesaid within their respective territories”. Emanating from the Organization's supreme governing body and hence possessing great authority, recommendations are intended to influence the development of national laws and practices." Download the full-text from https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000379949.locale=en Watch a short video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Wkvx_ZaFo It will be a game-changer, as open science regulations will have to be stipulated by the member countries through their national bodies, funders and regulators, including necessary legislative steps, towards open access, open data, open-source, open education, open peer review, open evaluation, citizen science, etc and bringing openness to the full research life cycle. It is a welcome stand taken by DST (Government of India) who included open science in their draft S&T recommendations and other departments/commissions would be asked to follow. ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, Strategic Information Advisor, Office of the Provost, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) https://academicaffairs.kaust.edu.sa/ https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/handle/10754/673046