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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">The World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019 will be devoted to the theme of "Open Science, leaving no one behind". Celebrated every 10 November, World Science
Day for Peace and Development highlights the important role of science in society and </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt"> underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,"Nimbus Sans L",sans-serif; font-size:11pt">It
also underscores the role scientists play in broadening our understanding of the remarkable, fragile planet we call home and in making our societies more sustainable.</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">Open Science is not only an issue of science being open to the research community, as in “open access” and “open data”, but refers to a science open to society. In
spite of the progress made in recent years, we are still witnessing great disparities across and within different regions and different countries when it comes to accessing science, technology and innovation (STI) a</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">nd
enjoying their benefits. To address these disparities and close the existing STI gaps, Open Science is an important step in the right direction. Details at </span></span><a href="https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldscienceday" id="LPlnk134033" class="x_OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldscienceday</span></a></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">Scientists can play a key role in helping advance this. I can give one small example. 6 years ago
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt"> (November 2013), I was invited to join the European Union scientific delegation to Australia for meetings and workshop at the Australian Academy of Science [1] in Canberra. </span><br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">One of the key official outcomes of the EU-Australia meeting was the establishment an Open Source Geoscience</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">Laboratory at the University of Melbourne with linked laboratories across Australia and New Zealand. Details at </span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/third_european_australian_workshop_on_research_infrastructure_communique_final_16_dec.pdf" id="LPlnk307168" class="x_OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/third_european_australian_workshop_on_research_infrastructure_communique_final_16_dec.pdf</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">That was the humble start of the first Open Source Geospatial Lab at the University of Melbourne. I am grateful to colleagues at the University of Melbourne for making this possible
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">Details at
</span><a href="http://spatial.unimelb.edu.au/engagement/ica-osgeo-laboratory/" id="LPlnk491166" class="x_OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">http://spatial.unimelb.edu.au/engagement/ica-osgeo-laboratory/</span></a></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">I am requesting</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">all colleagues who are part of key international scientific organisations like the International Science Council
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">to support Open
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">Science</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt"> and use the opportunity to work for establishing dedicated Research Centres for Open Science (with focus on geoeducation ) globally, so we ensure
geoeducation and digital economy opportunities for all. </span></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,"Nimbus Sans L",sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Let us embrace open science as a tool for making science more accessible, scientific process more inclusive and the outputs of science more readily available
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">The best gift to give is a gift of useful knowledge.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">Best wishes,</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">Suchith</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">Dr. Suchith Anand</span></p>
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