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International Symposium on Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science

International Symposium on Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science

International Symposium on Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science - UNESCO Headquarters, Fontenoy Room II; Paris, France — 10-11 March 2003

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Monday, 10 March

8:00	Registration
8:40	Welcome by CODATA President Shuichi IWATA, University of Tokyo, Japan see video english
8:45	Introduction by Symposium Chair M.G.K. MENON, LEAD India see video english
8:55	Keynote Address: Science Communication and Public Policy David DICKSON, Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net), UK see video english

Session One—Legal, Economic, and Technological Framework for Open Access and Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science
9:20	Introductory Remarks by Session Chair Elizabeth LONGWORTH, Industry New Zealand, New Zealand see video english \| french
9:30	Overview of Legal Aspects in the European Union Thomas DREIER, University of Karlsruhe, Germany see video english \| french
9:55	The Legal Context in Developing Countries Alan STORY, University of Kent Law School, UK see video english
10:20	Economic Overview of Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital S&T Information Robin COWAN, MERIT/University of Maastricht, Netherlands see video english \| french
10:45	COFFEE
11:10	UNESCO's Approach to Open Access and Public-Domain Information Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General, UNESCO see video english \| french
11:25	Economic Considerations for Open Access and Public Domain Availability of Scientific Information in Developing Countries Clemente FORERO-PINEDA, University of Bogota, Colombia see video english
11:50	Information Technology and Data in the Context of Developing Countries Chrisanthi AVGEROU, London School of Economics, UK see video english \| french
2:15	1 Discussion
12:45	LUNCH

The Opportunities and Challenges of Open Access and Public-Domain Scientific Information in Developing Countries Session Two — Data and Information in the Public Health Sector
14:00	Introductory Remarks by Session Chair Dialo DIOP, Université Cheihk Anta Diop, Senegal see video english \| french
14:10	The Ptolemy Project: Delivering Electronic Health Information in East Africa Massey BEVERIDGE, University of Toronto, Canada see video french
14:35	Health Information for Disaster Preparedness in Latin America Jean Luc PONCELET, Pan American Health Organization, USA see video english \| french
15:00	Bioline International and the Journal of Postgraduate Medicine: A Collaborative Model of Open Access Publishing D.K. SAHU, JPM Managing Editor, India, and Leslie CHAN, Bioline, Canada see video english
15:25	COFFEE

Session Three—Data and Information in the Environmental Sector
15:50	Introductory Remarks by Session Chair Farouk EL BAZ, Boston University
16:00	Geospatial Information in Development Mukund RAO, Indian Space Research Organisation
16:25	A Comparative Analysis of Data Access Policies in Meteorology Peter WEISS, U.S. National Weather Service, USA see video english
16:50	Recent Developments in Environmental Data Access Policies in the Peoples' Republic of China LIU Chuang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China see video english \| french
17:15	Discussion
17:50	ADJOURN
18:00	RECEPTION

Tuesday, 11 March

8:15	Registration

Session Four—Basic Sciences and Higher Education
8:50	Introductory Remarks by Session Chair Lulama MAKHUBELA, South African Data Archive, South Africa see video english \| french
9:00	Information Needs for Basic Research: An African Perspective Andrew KANIKI, National Research Foundation, South Africa see video english \| french
9:25	International Transfer of Information in the Physical Sciences R. Stephen BERRY, University of Chicago, USA see video english \| french
9:50	Access to Scientific Information: Distance Education-The Ukraine and other CIS Countries Perspectives Mikhail ZGUROVSKY, National Technical University of Ukraine, Ukraine.
10:15	COFFEE

Session Five—Innovative Models for Public-Domain Production of and Open Access to S&T Data and Information
10:40	Introductory Remarks by Session Chair Dominique FORAY, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, France see video english \| french
10:50	A Contractually Reconstructed Research Commons for Scientific Data: International Considerations Jerome REICHMAN, Duke University Law School, USA, and Paul UHLIR, The National Academies, USA see video english
11:10	The Open Source Paradigm and the Production of Scientific Information: A Future Vision and Implications for Developing Countries Charles SCHWEIK, University of Massachusetts, USA see video french
11:35	New and Changing Scientific Publication Practices Due to Open Access Publication Initiatives Erik SANDEWELL, Linköping University, Sweden see video french
12:00	Overview of Open Access and Public Commons Initiatives in the United States Harlan ONSRUD, University of Maine, USA see video english \| french
12:25	Discussion
12:55	LUNCH

Session Six—Examples of New Initiatives in Developing Countries
14:00	Introductory Remarks by Session Chair Alexei GVISHIANI, United Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
14:15	Overview of Initiatives in the Developing World Sarah DURRANT, International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, UK see video english \| french
14:40	Open Source GIS Software in Brazil Gilberto CAMARA, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil see video english \| french
15:00	Public Knowledge Project Open Journal System Sal MUTHAYAN, Doctoral Candidate, South Africa, and Florence MUINDE, UNESCO Fellow, Kenya see video english \| french
15:20	Metadata Clearinghouse and Open Access to Geographic Data in Namibia Emma NOONGO and Nico WELLEMSE, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia see video english \| french
15:40	Open Access Initiatives in India T.B. RAJASHEKAR, National Centre for Science, India
16:00	General discussion
16:20	Closing Remarks by Symposium Chair M.G.K. MENON, LEAD India see video english \| french
16:30	ADJOURN