Marrakesh Treaty:

Contracting Parties to Marrakesh VIP Treaty (Total Contracting Parties : 43)

http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ShowResults.jsp?lang=en&treaty_id=843

 

Open Data:

Open Data to Support the Sustainable Development Goals

https://opendatawatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UNSC2017-OpenDataSupportsSDGs.pdf

Open Data in Developing Economies: Toward Building an Evidence Base on What Works and How

http://www.africanminds.co.za/dd-product/open-data-in-developing-economies-toward-building-an-evidence-base-on-what-works-and-how/

Embedding open data practice: Developing indicators on the institutionalization of open data practice in two African governments

https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/13810

Supporting sustainable development with data

https://www.issuelab.org/resources/22720/22720.pdf

EU - The economic benefits of data

https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en/highlights/economic-benefits-open-data

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

OpenAPC: a contribution to a transparent and reproducible monitoring of fee-based open access publishing across institutions and nations

https://insights.uksg.org/articles/10.1629/uksg.439/

African Education Research Database

https://essa-africa.org/AERD

Microsoft Joins Open Invention Network In A “Nice Validation” Of Open Source Movement

http://www.ip-watch.org/2018/10/12/microsoft-joins-open-invention-network-nice-validation-open-source-movement/

WEF: US Most Competitive, But Idea Generation, Agility Will Shape Future Growth

http://www.ip-watch.org/2018/10/17/wef-us-competitive-idea-generation-agility-will-shape-future-growth/

The Global Competitiveness Report 2018

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GCR2018/05FullReport/TheGlobalCompetitivenessReport2018.pdf

 

Predatory Publishing Practices:

Journal blacklists: show your working

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07033-5

Predatory Publishing Practices: Is There Life After Beall’s List?

https://www.libres-ejournal.info/2565