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"David Weinberger is "one of the earliest and most perceptive analysts of the Internet," according to the New York Times. In his new book "Too Big to Know," the Harvard researcher argues that the...
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Sanjaya Mishra wrote a new announcement titled Opening Up the Academy: The “Open” Agenda, Technology, and Universities

Read this latest article in the Educause Review (Jan/Feb 2012) highlighting the importance and growth of Open Access, in particluar, and the benefits of the agenda of "Openness".
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Discussion: Why SOPA might have or could still kill OER

Community: Open Educational Resources (OER)

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Discussion: OER in Tourism

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Discussion: What is the best way to have the UN Guidelines amended?

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Discussion: Rory McGreal -OER for learning live session in 15 min

Community: Open Educational Resources (OER)

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Discussion: OER, Libraries and librarians study

Community: Open Educational Resources (OER)

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UNCTAD XIII
21 Apr 2012 - 26 Apr 2012

Thirteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIII)

CSTD 15th session
21 May 2012 - 25 May 2012

ECOSOC - Commission on Science & Technology for Development

2011 The Year of Social Media ?

January 5, 2012 by Tsalmon | Comments (2)

If there was a technological zodiac, 2010 would have been the year of the I-pad and the Smartphone. In contrast 2011 would probably have been the year of social media. Bloggers and activists have had a crucial impact on events around the world and a host of businesses and social media start-ups have now started to grow teeth and get serious. Consider the Arab Spring or student uprisings all over Europe for example and the rise of... more