By Jessica Stevens Hi, my name is Jessica and I’m the Global Network Council Representative for the Creative Commons Australian Chapter. The Australian Creative Commons Chapter held its first meeting in May this year. This meeting marked the establishment of…
Creative Commons 2017 Global Summit: Sharing and the Commons: What’s Next?
The community of the Creative Commons global network, supporters, and followers of the Commons met in Toronto Canada during the last weekend of April to discuss the future of Creative Commons and showcase projects in the commons.
Open Education & the Future of Publishing Business Models
Recently, the Intellectual Property and Innovation Law Research Program at QUT hosted an event examining ‘Open Education and the Future of Publishing Business Models.’ The day feature two parts; interactive workshops on Open Education and Licensing, and a panel event…
Creative Commons at the Internet Governance Forum, Bali
Creative Commons Affiliate members from several countries participated in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF8) at the Bali International Convention Centre, Nusa Dua, Bali (21 to 25 October 2013). CC Affiliates in Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom were represented. Anne Fitzgerald…
CC’s 10th Birthday celebrations
From 7 – 16 December, Creative Commons is celebrating 10 years of the Creative Commons licences, which have enabled the sharing and reuse of roughly half a billion creative, educational, scientific and governmental works. CC Affiliates around the world are…
Paris OER Declaration formally adopted
The 2012 World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress was hosted by UNESCO in Paris, on 20-22 June 2012. In addition to showcasing the world’s best practices in OER policies, initiatives and experts and celebrating the 10th anniversary of the 2002…
World OER Congress
The UNESCO World OER Congress is being held in Paris, 20-22 June 2012. The Congress aims to lead the debate on the development of OERs worldwide, with the participation and support of global governments, educators, NGOs and prominent universities such…
World Bank Open Access Policy
The World Bank is adopting an Open Access Policy on 1 July 2012, which applies to work carried out by Bank staff members and outside research funded by the Bank. The aim of the policy is to support ‘the free…
QUT’s farewell for Professor Brian Fitzgerald
Colleagues, former students and members of the legal profession are invited to join us to celebrate Brian’s achievements at QUT and to farewell him as he leaves to take up his new role as the foundation Executive Dean of Law…
Open Education Week coming soon
The first annual Open Education Week will run from 5 to 10 March, 2012. It is a global event that seeks to raise awareness about the benefits of free and open sharing in education, especially Open Educational Resources (OER). OER…