Abierto al público Disseminate that knowledge, it’s a public good! » Abierto al público
abernard102@gmail.com 2014-06-22
Summary:
"Embracing the idea of open knowledge is a major opportunity for governments and public institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean to increase the impact of the resources they dedicate to producing knowledge, strengthen their ability to engage their citizens, and to gain new ideas. Knowledge that can’t be used is useless. This reflection is especially important for knowledge produced with public funding, which as such should be a public good. Unfortunately, it is all too often the case that knowledge is generated only to be left inaccessible to others whom it could benefit. This includes articles, papers, and books, but the concept applies to tacit knowledge as well, such as the experience gained executing a complex project. Open access policies, adopting open licenses, and open repository development are powerful ways to embrace open knowledge. However, these are all complex undertakings that generally involve many actors, and are not always easy to realize. If you create knowledge (and you most certainly do), there are steps you can take right now! Here are a few points to keep in mind ..."