unesco's open access strategy
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Hezekiel DlaminiCommunication and Information Adviser
UNESCO Nairobi Office
UNESCO’s
Open Access (OA) Strategy
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UNESCO’s Communication and Information mandate
One Overarching Strategic Objective : Build Inclusive Knowledge Societies
OPEN SUITE STRATEGY Open Educational Resources (OER) Open Access (OA) to scientific information Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
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State of Open Access
People in Africa and most developing countries are least able to pay to access information.
There’s “Lost Science” from developing countries (DCs) and Africa – information that is either not published or made accessible to all—needs to become accessible, for the sake of development and innovation.
OA is weak in Africa and DCs – see map, yet these countries would benefit greatly from more widespread OA – both in terms of achieving global visibility of their work, and being able to access work published by researchers elsewhere.
Why Open Access?
Knowledge societies are informed societiesN-S disparity in information access and exchange
http://maps.repository66.org
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UNESCO OA Strategy – 2010 - 2011
A new programme (started mid-2010) Increase access to scientific information Target universities, think tanks, research institutions,
Government policy units, publishers Undertake 2010 Global Map within the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS)
Increase awareness and links to existing global OA repositories and activities
Building capacities to create dynamic, viable local OA repositories
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UNESCO OA Programme – 2010 - 2011
Launch of UNESCO OA website – Live on 23 July 2010– Public statement of support for UNESCO’s support of OA– Posted materials related to UNESCO’s OA work, events– Over 2500 visits in September & October 2010
Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly
Literature and Digital Library Initiatives – The South Asian
Scenario (2008)
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UNESCO OA Programme – 2010 - 2011
Global Knowledge Map– Country and regional analysis of the current state of OA:
– Critical success factors– Enabling environment– Best practices &
lessons learned
Current phase: planning & gathering feedback
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UNESCO OA Programme – 2010 - 2011
How to contribute to or participate in the Global Knowledge Map?
- Information about the state of OA in your country, details about policies, OA projects or activities, experts, institutions/organizations
- Funding opportunities
- More information will be published on the UNESCO OA web site soon
Contact Abby Clobridge, Open Access Consultant (a.clobridge@unesco.org)
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UNESCO OA Strategic Partners
Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) Open Society Institute (OSI) Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook (OASIS) EIFL Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
(ICTP)
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Target Groups
UNESCO’s Open Access programme pays particular attention to African and other developing countries where OA prevalence remains low – both in terms of output and usage.
– Africa– LDCs
UNESCO is working with other groups such as SciELO, EIFL, OSI to support OA infrastructure, policy, and initiatives in developing countries around the world.
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UNESCO OA Activities – 2010 - 2011
Regional Workshop on the Benefits of Open Access for Research Dissemination, Usage, Visibility and Impact Open Access in Africa In collaboration with the Academy of Science of South
Africa (ASSAf) and eIFL 22-23 November, Pretoria, South Africa
For more information, contact: Jaco du Toit, Communication and Information AdvisorUNESCO Office Windhoek+264 61 297 7217j.dutoit@unesco.org
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Pretoria Workshop Purpose
Regional OA workshop in Africa – planned for November 2010 – UNESCO/eIFL/ASSAf– Discuss how free and unrestricted access to
research materials can benefit and increase access to research.
– Look at strategic approaches to OA in Africa– Contact Jaco Du Toit if interested in participating
Mapping of OA initiatives worldwide
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Regional Workshop on the Benefits of Open Access for Research Dissemination, Usage, Visibility and Impact Open Access in India In collaboration SciELO Early 2011 – dates TBA
For more information, contact: Abby Clobridge, Open Access ConsultantUNESCO Headquarters, Paris+33 1 45 68 4224a.clobridge@unesco.org
+33 1 45 68 4224
UNESCO OA Activities – 2010 - 2011
UNESCO OA website
www.unesco.org/webworld/en/openaccess
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