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OA the heart of UNESCO’s activities to build knowledge societies through the use
of ICT. Mandated to maintain, increase and diffuse knowledge by assuring the
preservation of books and knowledge resources through necessary international
conventions, and by encouraging cooperation among the nations in all branches of
intellectual activity through exchange of publications, objects of artistic and scientific
interest and other materials of information.
Developed a comprehensive strategy for OA within the framework of the
Information for All Programme (IFAP) to promote universal access to information
and bridge the gap between information rich and information poor. OA experts from
universities, specialized non-governmental organizations, UN agencies and
publishing houses together deliberated on the strategy, present the global trends in
OA and identify opportunities to improve access to peer-reviewed research
information to all.
UNESCO OA strategy and discuss issues relevant to the promotion and
development of Open Access, such as:
OA strategy, policies, Curriculum for training on OA,
Network and collaboration for the development of OA
OA repositories and journals.
The recommendations used for developing a plan of action for within the overall
structure of the OA strategy.
A platform for initiating dialogue and collaboration for improving access to
scientific information in developing countries.