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The Information Program works to increase public access to knowledge, facilitate civil society communication, and protect civil liberties and the freedom to communicate in the digital environment.

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Open Educational Resources: From Practice to Policy
Warsaw, Poland
September 17, 2011
As part of the 2011 Creative Commons Global Summit, Information Program senior program manager Melissa Hagemann hosts a session reviewing the basics of OER and leading discussion of policy developments.

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Why We Support Creative Commons
Laura Brahm
July 1, 2011
blog BLOG  
What is Creative Commons licensing, and why are the Open Society Foundations encouraging its use? An interview with Vera Franz of the Information Program.

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Access to Knowledge
The Information Program supports initiatives which enhance access to the knowledge-based public goods that underpin open societies, especially in the disadvantaged parts of the world.

Civil Society Communication
Civil Society Communication provides support to organizations within the OSI network in their use of information tools and tactics, and builds global expertise to address the information and communications needs of NGOs in innovative ways.

Open Information Policy
The Open Information Policy initiative aims to broaden communications access in the most disadvantaged countries and to protect the freedom to communicate in the digital environment.

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