Advancing evidence-based policymaking through Open Collections and Open Science Principles

This booklet is designed to offer policymakers insight into the essential connections between the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Open Science, and Open Collections across various domains. It highlights how global policy goals are intrinsically linked to research initiatives that rely on Open Collections to provide evidence for decision-making. Policy measures to develop collections as research infrastructure are making collections more accessible useful for research and subsequently for evidence based policy and impactful decisions. Relevant use cases demonstrate how Open Science and Open Collections are fundamental to achieving the SDGs. We outline future directions for developing and expanding the necessary Open Access to collections.