About the Information Program
The Information Program promotes the equitable deployment of knowledge and communications resources—providing access to content, tools, and networks—for civic empowerment and effective democratic governance.  more

Conceiving an International Instrument on Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright
May 6, 2008
This study, supported by OSI's Information Program, examines policy options and modalities for framing a new international instrument on limitations and exceptions to copyright. more

Visualizing Information for Advocacy: An Introduction to Information Design
January 2008
This OSI-supported manual is aimed at helping NGOs and advocates strengthen campaigns and projects by communicating vital information with greater impact.  more

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.  more

Call for Participants: New Media Skills for NGOs
Transition Online and the Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS announce a call for applications for a 12-month initiative to provide NGOs with Internet tools and strategies to promote transparency and good governance in their countries. more

Access to Knowledge Conference (A2K3)
Geneva International Conference Centre, Geneva, Switzerland
September 8, 2008
This event, suppported by OSI, will bring together hundreds of decision-makers and experts on global knowledge to discuss the urgent need for policy reforms.  more

BarCamp Asia 2008
Bishek, Kyrgystan
August 1, 2008
BarCamp Asia 2008 will gather people interested in the development of the Internet and new media in particular.  more

Wikimania 2008: The International Wikimedia Conference
Alexandria, Egypt
July 17, 2008
Wikimania is an annual global event devoted to Wikimedia projects around the globe and for its editors and users to gather, meet each other, exchange ideas, and report on research and projects.  more

Global Voices Summit
Budapest, Hungary
June 27, 2008
Global Voices, a nonprofit global citizens’ media project, will hold its 2008 summit in Budapest.  more

Open Scholarship: Authority, Community and Sustainability in the Age of Web 2.0
Toronto, Canada
June 25, 2008
This international conference addresses electronic publishing and the future of scholarly communication in the ever-changing world of networking technologies.  more