Open access to knowledge will boost Africa’s development
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The Berlin Declaration dates from 2003 and was initiated by the Max Planck Society of Germany. It is regarded as a milestone of the open access movement.
It promotes unrestricted access to scientific knowledge and cultural heritage, and more than 400 institutions worldwide have already signed it.
In her keynote address at the recent Berlin 10 Open Access Conference at Stellenbosch University, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European commissioner for research, innovation and science, said “good science and good innovation should have no boundaries”.
“We need to share this knowledge, especially when we are faced with global challenges, such as climate change, clean energy or food and water security, which are so complex that no one country or company can provide the answers,” she added.
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