Publishers Challenge Quality Of Open Educational Resources
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has published a paper that raises questions about the quality, sustainability, and public funding of Open Educational Resources (OER).
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UNCTAD Figures Show Record World Trade In Creative Goods
Global exports of creative goods and services reached a record US$ 624 billion in 2011, according to the latest figures from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Such creative goods include arts and crafts, books, graphic and interior design works, fashion, films, music, new media, printed and visual media, as well as audiovisuals.
Industry Report Calls For Fight Against Counterfeits In Free Trade Zones
A new report released today by the International Chamber of Commerce Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) calls for increased regulation in free trade zones to stop the facilitation of counterfeiting and piracy in these areas.
European Commission To Develop Global Internet Policy Platform
The European Commission today announced plans for a Global Internet Policy Observatory (GIPO), an online platform to improve knowledge and participation on issues related to global internet policymaking.
WSIS Forum Addresses Future Of Information And Communication Technology
The 2013 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum opened today to address the future of information and communication technologies (ICT). This meeting of the WSIS Forum marks ten years since the first phase of the summit was held in Geneva in 2003.
Obama Administration Backs New Open Data Policy
US President Barack Obama yesterday signed an executive order that requires federal agencies to make data publicly open in machine-readable formats, while appropriately safeguarding privacy, confidentiality, and security.
US Senate Committee Evaluates US Cyber Threat Response Efforts
Advanced cyber espionage tools are readily available for use by foreign governments and organised criminal groups to coordinate cyber attacks on US computer networks, a United States law enforcement official said today in a prepared statement to a congressional panel.
Joint Task Force Formed On Global Networked Media
Three media standards bodies have formed a Joint Task Force on Networked Media (JT-NM) to define a strategy to develop a packet-based network infrastructure for the professional media industry.
ASEAN Launches Portal To Facilitate IP Awareness
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has launched an intellectual property portal to serve as a hub for ASEAN on IP-related issues.
Lack Of Progress In Closing Digital Divide Gap, Says World Economic Forum
A significant gap remains in advanced and developing economies' access to information technologies, according to the 2013 "Global Information Technology Report" released today by the World Economic Forum.