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Policy Forum
1 December 2010, Paris, France

The initiative concluded with the Policy Forum that took place on 1 December 2010 from 9:30 to 18:00, in Room XII, at UNESCO Headquarters (7, place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France).

The Forum aimed to examine the results of the initiative’s activities and to strategise next steps. 

The Forum brought together decision makers in governments, institutions and funding agencies to establish a strategy to move forward the results of this initiative to best capitalise on the use of OER for quality higher education provision. 


The objectives of the Policy Forum were to: 
  • Establish a common understanding of OER and their potential to promote access to quality Higher Education in developing countries.
  • Explore how OER can maximize the impact of investment on education.
  • Discuss the role of OER in advancing the Millennium Development Goals.
  • Review progress made in the Initiative ‘Taking OER beyond the OER Community’.
  • Discuss and propose a way forward  for UNESCO, COL and other relevant agencies to harness OER for the greatest benefit of education and explore related issues, in particular Open Licensing and their adoption in intergovernmental organisations’ policies.

Background to Policy Forum and Agenda
background_paper__oer_initiative_2010.pdf
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draft_agenda_eng.pdf
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Issues paper (in English and French)
issues_paper__unesco_policy_forum_final_eng.pdf
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Summary Report
taking_oer_beyond_the_oer_community_policy_forum_final.pdf
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annex_i_-_list_of_participants.pdf
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annex_ii_-_suggested_follow_up_actions_-_policy_forum.pdf
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Presentations made at the Policy Forum
jdaniel.pdf
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suvalictrumbic.pdf
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zvaroglu.pdf
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tschonwetter.pdf
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questions.pdf
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