Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand discussion

[Matt McGregor <Matt.McGregor AT royalsociety.org.nz>]

Hi all,

 

Hillary Clinton just announced the Open Book project by the US State Department: “Through the Open Book Project, we will work to expand access to free, high-quality, open education materials in Arabic, with a focus on science and technology. Our hope is to lower geographic, economic, and even gender-based barriers to learning. Anyone with access to the internet will be able to read, download, and print these open materials for free or adapt a copy that meets the local needs of their classrooms or education systems.”

 

Among the general praise for OER—and a quick reference to CC—she also refers to “free, open licensing for anyone to use, adapt, and share.”

 

Video and transcript here: http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2013/01/203382.htm

 

Cheers,

Matt

 

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