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

Open Science in a changing policy landscape
CoNOSC members in Brussels 2026 How is Open Science being affected by political change, new policy priorities and pressure on research budgets? And what is

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