- Standards Progress: Science and Engineering Frontier 2026
- Chapter 6 · Readings
Readings from the other desks
Readings from the other desks: cross-references to their editions for the same scope, not copies of them.
6.1Standards and regulatory watch: the Nexus Standards reading in the GCRI edition
The instruments that shape the systems of Global Science and Engineering Frontier, as printed in the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) Systems Evidence edition. Instruments and published guidance that shape the systems in this edition, by status on the retrieval date. Nexus standards drafts used for terms and evidence classes are cited as preparatory working draft (2026). The edition assesses no one’s compliance.
| Instrument | Body | Scope | Status | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science [25] | UNESCO | 193 Member States | ADOPTED 2021 | open science |
| UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI [26] | UNESCO | 193 Member States | ADOPTED 2021 | AI ethics |
| UNESCO Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers [37] | UNESCO | Member States | ADOPTED 2017 | researcher status |
| WHO global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life sciences [18] | WHO | global | PUBLISHED · GUIDANCE | dual-use research |
| Independent scientific panel and dialogue on AI (resolution 79/325) [28] | UN General Assembly | global | ADOPTED 2025 | AI governance |
| Pact for the Future and Global Digital Compact (resolution 79/1) [29] | UN General Assembly | global | ADOPTED 2024 | digital governance |
| Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 [30] | European Union | EU | PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL JOURNAL 2024 | AI rules |
| Framework Convention on AI [31] | Council of Europe | Council of Europe | ADOPTED 2024 | AI governance |
| ISO/IEC 42001 AI management system [32] | ISO and IEC | global | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | AI governance |
| ISO/IEC 17025 testing and calibration laboratories [33] | ISO and IEC | global | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | laboratory quality |
| Declaration on Research Assessment [38] | DORA signatories | global | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | research assessment |
| Biological Weapons Convention [41] | United Nations | States Parties | IN FORCE 1975 | prohibition |
| Nexus evidence classes and finding grammar | Nexus Standards | Nexus programme | preparatory working draft (2026) | terms and evidence classes |
6.2Readings from the other desks
Cross-references to the other desks’ editions for the same subject, never copies of them.
| Desk | Edition | State | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standards Progress | Standards Progress: Science and Engineering Frontier 2026 | In preparation | NR-NXS-GS-15-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| GCRI Systems Evidence | Systems Evidence: Science and Engineering Frontier 2026 | Drafted, in stewardship review | NR-SECTOR-SCIENCE-GLOBAL-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0 |
| GRF Public Deliberation | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit | |
| GRA Capital Readiness | Capital Readiness: Science and Engineering Frontier 2026 | In preparation | NR-GRA-GS-15-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| Academy Capability | Capability: Science and Engineering Frontier 2026 | In preparation | NR-RA-GS-15-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| Index Measurement | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit |
6.3Contribute to this chapter
The state of the Nexus Standards parts and of the external standards they adopt: adoption, conformance attested by those who apply them, crosswalks, and domain and industry profiles. The parts are preparatory working drafts (2026); conformance is attestation, not certification. Material for this chapter goes to the Standards Progress desk; what belongs to another desk is forwarded, not refused.
Nexus Standards reads an edition for standards progress: what was adopted, what conformed, what crosswalks exist and what is still a gap.
If you adopted or assessed a standard, send the clause, the version and the evidence. The desk will map it to the profile it belongs in.