About Open Information Policy
The Open Information Policy initiative aims to broaden communications access in the most disadvantaged countries and to protect the freedom to communicate in the digital environment.

Internet Blocking: Crimes Should Be Punished and Not Hidden
June 2010
This booklet is aimed at informing EU officials and parliamentarians about the many complex issues surrounding the issue of Internet blocking.

Free Speech Is Not for Sale
November 2009
English libel law has a negative impact on freedom of expression, both in the UK and around the world, according to this OSI-supported report.

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Free Expression and Privacy Online
The Information Program supports watchdog groups that respond to threats to basic freedoms emerging from repressive use of new communications technologies.

Affordable Communications Access
The aim of this component of the Information Program is to broaden sustainable Internet access for key open society constituencies in the most disadvantaged countries by supporting policy interventions and the staging of new models.

Governance of Genetic Information
The Governance of Genetic Information initiative seeks to protect the basic rights of individuals and vulnerable populations who are affected by the proliferation of genetic technologies. It promotes governance regimes for genetic information that support open society values.

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