3. Government, Copyright and the Digital
Economy (ALRC Report 122)
• Access to Government information and the ALRC Report
– Fair use?
• Values- better accountability, efficiency, engagement, social
and economic benefits
• Government use of copyright information
– Limits and exigencies
6. OPEN ACCESS IN NIGERIA
DEFINITION
Free, Immediate, Online
access to peer-reviewed
literature.
STRATEGIES
1. Self Archiving.
2. Open Access Journals.
NIGERIA’S REALITY
160 Million
140 Universities
7 Repositories
ADVANTAGES OF OA
Accessibility
Visibility
Impact
Utility
Making
Available
Knowledge
Accessible
7. OA DESIRE FOR NIGERIA
•Public and
Private
•All learning
Institutions
•Government•Universities
•Set up IR’s and
OA Journals.
OA
Journals
PSI
DataOER
8. A2K an Islamic Perspective
Development strategy for the middle east.
Ezieddin Elmahjub
9. A2K/ Sharia/
Development
Enhancing
capabilities
• Thinking/imagination
/ participation
• Scientific and cultural
progress
Policy and
institutional
framework
A2K and Islamic
Principles
• Stewardship
• Non
concentration
• Knowledge
dissemination
Middle eastern
countries are all
developing
countries
10. Swartz, Kafka and the
Copyright Story
Ben Atkinson, PhD Candidate
ACU