http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/165 Strategy on policy and practice with ICTs focused on preservation of and access to scientific and technical data in developing countries en http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/2434 <div class="event-nodeapi"><div class="event-start"><label>Start: </label>08/09/2008 - 09:00</div></div> <div class="event-nodeapi"><div class="event-end"><label>End: </label>10/09/2008 - 17:00</div></div> <p>Access to knowledge (A2K) is essential for promoting human rights, economic and cultural development, innovation, individual freedom and creativity. The Third Access to Knowledge conference (A2K3) will bring together scholars, policymakers, industry, and civil society to discuss key issues in global knowledge policy.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/en/node/165" class="og_links">Global Alliance for Enhancing Access to and Application of Scientific Data in Developing Countries</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/2434">read more</a></p> http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/2434#comments Intellectual Property Knowledge Sharing Open source software Open standards http://www.un-gaid.org/en/crss/node/2434 Global Alliance for Enhancing Access to and Application of Scientific Data in Developing Countries Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:11:27 +0000 admin 2434 at http://www.un-gaid.org http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/793 <p>The <em>Global Alliance for Enhancing Access to and Application of Scientific Data in Developing Countries (e-SDDC)</em> of the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID) was launched on 7 May 2007 in Atibaia, Brazil.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/en/node/165" class="og_links">Global Alliance for Enhancing Access to and Application of Scientific Data in Developing Countries</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/793">read more</a></p> http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/793#comments Science, technology and innovation http://www.un-gaid.org/en/crss/node/793 Global Alliance for Enhancing Access to and Application of Scientific Data in Developing Countries Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:58:39 +0000 admin 793 at http://www.un-gaid.org http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/237 <p>The UN GAID 2006-2007 Business Plan indicates that the mission of the GAID is to contribute to transforming the spirit and vision of the World Summit on the Information Society into action, and promoting the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for the achievement of internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals. UN GAID also has established an implementation methodology with a matrix of activities, including regional networks, stakeholder networks, communities of expertise, flagship partnership initiatives, and advocacy themes.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/en/node/165" class="og_links">Global Alliance for Enhancing Access to and Application of Scientific Data in Developing Countries</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/237">read more</a></p> http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/237#comments Millennium Development Goals Science, technology and innovation http://www.un-gaid.org/en/crss/node/237 Global Alliance for Enhancing Access to and Application of Scientific Data in Developing Countries Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:47:56 +0000 admin 237 at http://www.un-gaid.org http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/219 <p>The mission of the e-SDDC is bridging research, education, and policy on scientific data in developing countries under the UN GAID framework, and creating a forum for dialogue by all stakeholders to: (1) identify and evaluate different mechanisms and policies for promoting greater access to and use of digital S&amp;T resources for meeting the needs of developing countries in policy reform in scientific data management and applications; (2) coordinate the distributed data holders and build a decentralized network of networks in scientific data and information resources for innovative research, sus</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/en/node/165" class="og_links">Global Alliance for Enhancing Access to and Application of Scientific Data in Developing Countries</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/219">read more</a></p> http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/219#comments Science, technology and innovation http://www.un-gaid.org/en/crss/node/219 Global Alliance for Enhancing Access to and Application of Scientific Data in Developing Countries Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:47:21 +0000 admin 219 at http://www.un-gaid.org