Hi there this message is circulating in the affiliates list.However, I think there are non-affiliates that might be interested to this too..and I think the JOSA people who are curating a map on OER projects in Arabic might be interested too have a look best frwd:
Hello all: On June 20-22, 2012 UNESCO will host a World Congress on Open Educational Resources [1] at which governments will be invited to support a declaration urging the open licensing of educationally useful material created with public funds. We've been asked by Sir John Daniel, President of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), to assist in the process, activities, and discussions leading up to this milestone event. In the run-up to this meeting the OECD, UNESCO and COL are conducting a survey of all governments in order to determine whether they have – of plan to develop – policies encouraging OER. Some governments have such policies already but most do not. The three organizations hope that that by surveying governments in this manner they will encourage them to reflect on this matter and come to the World Congress in Paris with a clear idea of the issues. Sir John has asked for CC’s help because even these intergovernmental organizations (OECD, UNESCO, COL) find it difficult to get governments to respond to surveys. The key to success is to know which department of government – or better still which official – to approach. Since you all have a relatively good idea of the state of policy development on OER in your respective jurisdiction, we ask you to consider the request below. If you feel that you can help, please write to Sir John Daniel, President, COL at [email protected] with the following information: 1. Does your government have any policy on OER or open licensing? 2. Which government department looks after this matter? 3. The name a government official who might be a useful contact. Thank you for your kind assistance, Timothy -- لقد تلقيت هذه الرسالة لأنك مشترك في المجموعة "CC Arab World المشاع الإبداعي" من مجموعات Google. للنشر في هذه المجموعة، أرسل بريدًا إلكترونيًا إلى [email protected] لإلغاء اشتراكك في هذه المجموعة، أرسل رسالة إلكترونية إلى [email protected]. للحصول على مزيد من الخيارات، يمكنك الانتقال إلى هذه المجموعة على العنوان http://groups.google.com/group/cc-arab-world?hl=ar.
