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Why it matters to South Africa Open education Slide 2 Open scholarship Open access Open licensing Open education practices Open education resources Open source Open data Open research Open science Open web Open knowledge http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5535034664/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Slide 3 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jannemei/1023015396/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Slide 4 Slide 5 OPEN CONTENT Published open license or public domain Free for the user Slide 6 Books Study guides Journal articles Course readings Notes Images Animations Recorded lectures/classes Podcasts Reading lists Textbooks Blogs Reviews Reports Conference presentations Slide 7 The labours of knowledge must have public benefit. St Hildegard, Seer 1098-1179 An old tradition Slide 8 Slide 9 ENABLERS OF OPENNESS Slide 10 Slide 11 Steve Song April 2012 Slide 12 Slide 13 The network society Slide 14 Networks constitute the new social morphology of our societies, and the diffusion of networking logic substantially modifies the operations and outcomes in processes of production, experience of power and culture Castells, M. (1996) The Rise of the Network Society. Slide 15 Enabling legal frameworks Slide 16 BENEFITS OF OPENNESS Slide 17 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixthepixie/188345043/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Openness is like sunshine Slide 18 http://www.flickr.com/photos/planetina/405489316/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Thanks to Amber Thomas Openness exposes content online and enables growth Slide 19 ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE For everyone Scholars Students Policy makers Civil society Slide 20 But scholarly resources are locked away in expensive journals Slide 21 Slide 22 Slide 23 Alternative: open content 2000+ 30% of journals Slide 24 OPENNESS ENABLES DEVELOPMENT doctors farmers civil society the public government itself Slide 25 Obama 2009 .too many doctors and patients are making decisions without the benefit of the latest research. Slide 26 A case: the sleeping sickness test Njiru ZK, Mikosza ASJ, Armstrong T, Enyaru JC, Ndung'u JM, et al. (2008) Loop- Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Method for Rapid Detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2(2): e147. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000147 Slide 27 OPENNESS ENABLES PARTICIPATION Slide 28 African universities are essentially consumers of knowledge produced in developed countries. Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande UNESCO Conference on Higher Education, 2009 Slide 29 the opposite of open is broken Books published Slide 30 In the past, social networks were more limited in different spheres. Networks were more exclusive. The Internet changed the nature of networks by making them more inclusive and easy to participate in. Castells, M. (1996) The Rise of the Network Society. Slide 31 Conventional north south relationships Slide 32 can be replaced with networked relationships Slide 33 Slide 34 OPENNESS ENABLES INNOVATION Slide 35 Open access benefits the private sector Houghton, J; Swan, A & Brown, S (2011) Slide 36 OPENNESS INCREASES VISIBILITY Slide 37 Slide 38 http://www.flickr.com/photos/cindy_mc/6967806783/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cindy_mc/6967806783/ Thanks to Sam Gross My question is Am I making an impact? Slide 39 http://www.flickr.com/photos/87913776@N00/5129607997 CC-BY Open access increases citations by 45% - 600% Slide 40 Slide 41 A RISING TIDE elsewhere A rising tide globally CC Brian Colson http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpc009/3456099658/ Slide 42 United Kingdom We will make publicly funded academic research free of charge to readers.... Science Minister Willits 2 May 2012 Slide 43 European Union Slide 44 WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? Slide 45 Be open scholars & educators Stacey Stent Slide 46 Re-distribute Re-mix Re-use Create open resources http://www.flickr.com/photos/recyclethis/185807557/in/photostream Slide 47 Slide 48 Slide 49 Slide 50 Slide 51 Slide 52 LEGISLATE Open content with public funds Slide 53 Slide 54 Markus Possel The more we all have direct access to information and knowledge, the better our lives will be. .Information and knowledge are valuable and are not generally online for free.. the DST is championing the open access route in South Africa Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology, March 2012 Slide 55 Slide 56 LAURACZERNIEWICZ.UCT.AC.ZA @czernie