Panel Discussion on Equitable Access to Knowledge
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist and moderator in a panel discussion on Equitable Access to Knowledge on October 23, 2018 at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. The event was hosted by DST Centre for Policy Research (IISc), Bangalore.
Open Access seeks to return scholarly publishing to its original purpose: to spread knowledge and allow that knowledge to be built upon. Price barriers should not prevent students, researchers (or anyone) from getting access to research they need. Open Access, and the open availability and searchability of scholarly research that it entails, will have a significant positive impact on everything from education to the practice of medicine to the ability of entrepreneurs to innovate.
Panelists
- Arul George Scaria - National Law University, Delhi
- Carl Malamud - Public.Resource.Org
- Pranesh Prakash (Moderator) - Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore
- Richard Poynder - Journalist (covering OA movement around the world)
- S Nayana Tara - Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
- Shahid Jameel - Welcome Trust DBT India Alliance
This event was a part of International Open Access week activities planned at IISc Bangalore, organized by DST-Centre for Policy Research at IISc in association with National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Karnataka State Library Association (KALA), JRD Tata Memorial Library, Science Policy Group (SPG) and International Scientific and Technological Education Program (i-STEP).
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Filed under:
Openness,
Open Access
