Open Gazettes South Africa - ITWeb Africa

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Summary:

"Government gazettes are one of our country's most valuable entities. They contain a history and a culture that we need to preserve for future generations. Currently, government gazettes still look like they're produced on the printing presses of the 1800s and can only be accessed at a few libraries.

OpenUp decided to embark on this process as: -Gazettes from 2012 for all provinces (except the Free State) are available online for free from the Government Printing Works (GPW). -Free State gazettes are available from the Free State Government for a fee. -Historical gazettes (especially those before 2000) are not available online for free, and there are very few (if any) complete copies in the country.

Most of these historical gazettes are unavailable for free and aren't digitised. More so, a few digital versions are only available behind paywalls and cost a fortune to access. Surprisingly, the government also charges for expensive subscriptions to gazettes, even though they are not subject to copyright and should be available to all South Africans."

Link:

http://www.itwebafrica.com/companynews/802-meniko-records-management-services/239143-open-gazettes-south-africa

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08/02/2017, 23:37

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08/02/2017, 19:37