Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Abdellatif Miraoui, expressed, here Wednesday, Morocco’s commitment to open science, emphasizing the significance of sharing successes within the scientific community.
“If open science is crucial for developed nations, it is indispensable for emerging or developing countries like Morocco. It provides researchers in these countries with fair access to information through a broad range of resources.” Miraoui underlined at a plenary session themed “International actions to meet global challenges: Making open science a reality,” part of the OECD Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology Policy.
He highlighted that open science also enables reducing research costs by eliminating charges associated with purchasing subscriptions to scientific journals and accessing databases. These expenses have been covered by the ministry for several years, freeing up financial resources for reinvestment in research and development activities as part of public policy.
“Morocco aligns with the OECD’s recommendations on open science,” affirmed the Minister, adding that several initiatives are already underway in the Kingdom in this regard. These initiatives benefit scientists globally, particularly those from developing countries, notably in Africa.
Miraoui also emphasized Morocco’s unwavering determination to pursue a proactive policy toward open science, recalling the Kingdom’s adherence to OECD-promoted initiatives, such as utilizing science, technology, and innovation policies to address global crises like climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, emerging diseases, pandemics, food and water security, and energy challenges amid increasing inequality, poverty, and geopolitical tensions.
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