CoNOSC
The Council for National Open Science Coordination (CoNOSC) is a network of national Open Science coordinators in the UN-European region.
Our mission
CoNOSC brings together national OS leaders to engage in an international dialogue and to share good practice for a stronger and more unified, workable Open Science policy framework.
News

A changing research environment is affecting OS in structural ways. New opportunities for strategic coordination and cooperation.
The March 2026 CoNOSC Members Meeting focused on work conducted to understand how open science policymaking is being affected by a changing research environment, led

CoNOSC addresses OS impact, AI, and resiliency of Open Science policies
On 26-27 June 2025, thirteen countries attended the CoNOSC face-to-face meeting in Ljubljana, hosted by the Slovenian Ministry for Higher Education, Science…

CoNOSC Members tackle the challenge of Open Access books
On 25 February 2025, representatives from 18 countries gathered online for the CoNOSC Members Meeting facilitated by SPARC Europe. This session took a closer look

CoNOSC Members discuss knowledge security and Open Science
Nineteen countries attended the online CoNOSC Members meeting on 19 November 2024. SPARC Europe, as facilitator of CoNOSC, invited Dr Peter Weijland, Programme Director Knowledge