http://www.netvouz.com/ipfwgweb/tag/infopolicy?feed=rss ipfwgweb's bookmarks tagged "infopolicy" on Netvouz http://www.fipr.org/ The FIPR is an independent body that studies the interaction between information technology and society. Its goal is to identify technical developments with significant social impact, commission and undertake research into public policy alternatives, and promote public understanding and dialogue between technologists and policy-makers in the UK and Europe. The Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) is the leading think tank for Internet policy in Britain. It studies the interaction between IT, Government, business and civil society. It researches policy implications and alternatives, and promotes better understanding and dialogue between business, Government and NGOs across Europe. WG links-ALL > WG Organizational Related Links- Open Information Policy ipfwgweb Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:40:15 GMT http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/wb/1491/2005/00000001/00000001/art00001 International policies towards protecting intellectual property rights have seen profound changes over the past two decades. This book brings together empirical research that assesses the effects of changing intellectual property regimes on various measures of economic and social performance. The main arguments are given by the fact that intellectual property norms should be adjusted to domestic needs, taking into account developing countries’ capacity to innovate, technological needs, and institutional capabilities. In addition, governments need to consider a range of complementary policies to maximize the benefits and reduce the costs of reformed intellectual property regulations. xAnnotated papers-ALL > Annotated papers Open Information Policy ipfwgweb Mon, 04 Sep 2006 13:47:24 GMT http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/focus/access/grants/reform Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are an important open society issue because they govern the ownership and control of knowledge. They are a powerful means to restrict access, exchange, and creation of knowledge and knowledge-based goods or, conversely, to enable equitable access and ensure continued creativity and innovation. Soros Network Initiatives-ALL > Soros Network Initiatives - Open Information Policy ipfwgweb Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:35:16 GMT http://www.policy.hu/atoev/index.html The paper introduced in this website considers the challenge that copyrights, one of the main forms of intellectual property rights, faces in the software industry of the Central Asia. This challenge is the high level of the unlicensed proprietary software usage in the region, particularly in Tajikistan that is considered as a pilot country for this research. As a potential remedy to overcome this problem the paper considers the free and open source software (FOSS) wide utilization in this country, in particular, and the whole region in general. xAnnotated papers-ALL > Annotated papers Open Information Policy ipfwgweb Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:52:53 GMT http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/focus/policy The Open Information Policy initiative has two aims. First, to broaden communications access in the most disadvantaged countries, with an emphasis on new approaches using open standards and competitive access to resources; and second, to protect the freedom to communicate in the digital environment. Soros Network Initiatives-ALL > Soros Network Initiatives - Open Information Policy ipfwgweb Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:27:24 GMT http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/copyrightandeducation.html This foundational white paper examines the relationship between copyright law and education. In particular, we wanted to explore whether innovative educational uses of digital technology were hampered by the restrictions of copyright. The authors found that provisions of copyright law concerning the educational use of copyrighted material, as well as the business and institutional structures shaped by that law, are among the most important obstacles to realizing the potential of digital technology in education. Drawing on research, interviews, two participatory workshops with experts in the field, and the lessons drawn from four detailed case studies, the white paper identifies obstacles to this issue. xAnnotated papers-ALL > Annotated papers Open Information Policy ipfwgweb Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:27:14 GMT http://www.soros.org/resources/articles_publications/publications/transparency_20060928/transparency_20060928.pdf The book is a comparative study on access to information in 14 countries. In analyzing over 1,900 requests for information filed in these countries, the book concludes that countries with access to information laws performed better than those with no law or with administrative provisions instead of a law. xAnnotated papers-ALL > Annotated papers Open Information Policy ipfwgweb Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:34:53 GMT http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/focus/access/grants/open_access BOAI which arose from a meeting organized by OSI in December 2001.OSI is funding a range of interlocking projects on advocacy and awareness-raising, development of open-access business and economic policy models, the creation of new resources to promote and aggregate open-access publications, and the consolidation of a global movement for open access. In developing and transition countries, open access allows students, scientists, and academics to not only access the material which they need to conduct their research, but also allows them more effectively to contribute their important work to the global research community. Soros Network Initiatives-ALL > Soros Network Initiatives - Open Information Policy ipfwgweb Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:33:35 GMT http://ssrn.com/abstract=846824 Economists have done most to innovate scholarly publishing and communication by switching to Open Access (OA). In cultural studies, history, law, political science and sociology, OA publishing is still an innovation at the margins. Yet, OA is demonstrably the superior publishing model in the WWW Galaxy. Research networks, scholarly communities and academic tribes would do well to consider how to switch their communication and publishing to OA. The penalty for failing to do this will be decreased visibility and diminished impact, followed ultimately by a decline in public and philanthropic funding. The study outlines the compelling reasons to switch to OA. xAnnotated papers-ALL > Annotated papers Open Information Policy ipfwgweb Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:51:07 GMT http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=310122 The role of institutions in mediating the use of intellectual property rights has long been neglected in debates over the economics of intellectual property. Given the importance of Standard-setting organizations (SSO) rules governing intellectual property rights, there has been little treatment of SSO intellectual property rules in the legal literature. The author’s aim, in this article, is to fill that void by studying the intellectual property policies of dozens of SSOs, primarily but not exclusively in the computer networking and telecommunications industries. xAnnotated papers-ALL > Annotated papers Open Information Policy ipfwgweb Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:12:13 GMT