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

The European Union's Sixth Framework Programme: A Layperson's Guide to Funding
2006
This guide to EU funding, published by OSI grantee Tactical Technology Collective, aims to explain procedures and rules in a simple and straightforward way. more

Copyright and Access to Knowledge
April 2006
This OSI-supported study of copyright laws in developing countries reveals that public access to knowledge is being excessively curtailed. more

Mapping for Advocacy
April 2006
The 9 case studies selected in this publication focus on Graphical Information Systems mapping projects primarily in the context of advocacy work in North America. more

Information Program Announces New Guidelines for Unsolicited Grants Process
June 13, 2006
OSI's Information Program announces instructions for grant-seeking organizations that aim to enhance the ability to access, exchange, and produce knowledge and information; and that use new tools and techniques to empower civil society. more

Open Scholarship 2006: New Challenges for Open Access Repositories
University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
October 18, 2006
Open Scholarship 2006 is a companion European conference to the OAI meetings at CERN in Geneva—and to the Nordic Scholarly Communication Conferences—and is aimed at librarians, university administrators, funders, academics and technical specialists.  more

The Future of Creativity: Changing Relationships Between Creators, Consumers and Citizens
Paris
June 19, 2006
This OSI-supported event was designed to bring together creators and users to look at new and existing social and business models for the intermediary between the creative person and the consumer.  more