About Access to Knowledge
The Information Program supports four initiatives which enable access to knowledge in poorer countries: a project on the reform of intellectual property; the eIFL library consortium; the Open Access Initiative, and an East-East translation program.

State of the Map: International OpenStreetMap Conference
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
July 10, 2009
This conference brings together mappers, users, and developers from around the world to discuss the growing digital map of the world that everyone can view, edit, and use.

Open Translation Tools 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 22, 2009
The OSI-supported conference will convene stakeholders in the field of open content translation.

Info-Activism Camp: Tools and Tactics for Digital Advocacy
India
February 19, 2009
The OSI-supported Info-Activism Camp brings together rights advocates from the global South with technologists, designers, and activists to share skills, tools, and tactics in digital advocacy.

Teachers, Students, Web Gurus, and Foundations Launch Campaign to Transform Education, Call for Free, Adaptable Learning Materials Online
Press Release
January 22, 2008
The OSI-supported Cape Town Open Education Declaration is part of a dynamic effort to make learning and teaching materials available to everyone online, regardless of income or geographic location.

OSI Stories: Open Access to Scientific Research—Sharing Information, Saving Lives
January 28, 2008
OSI is working to help create online access to scholarly publications free of charge, so that anyone can read full texts and use them for any lawful purpose.

OpenBusiness Guide v1.0
October 2007
This OSI-supported guide summarizes more "open" ways to run a business, including web 2.0, peer to peer economics, social networking, crowd sourcing, open innovation, peer production, non-monetary incentives, free culture, Creative Commons, and Free and Open Source Software.