Intellectual Property:
South Africa: DTI Draft IP Policy – see: http://www.thedti.gov.za/invitations/36816_4-9_TradeIndustry.pdf
Submissions can still be sent to the DTI until 17 October 2013
Brazil and South Africa Agree: It’s Time to Fix the Patent Law
http://www.fixthepatentlaws.org/?p=691
Reform of Patent Law could improve access to health (Brazil)
Green Innovations, Owned By Developed Countries, Tied Up In Patents, Expert Says
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Celebrating International Open Access Week (21-27 October 2013)
- http://openaccessweek.org
- http://www.openaccessweek.org/profiles/blogs/open-access-south-africa
- http://www.mysciencework.com/en/open-access-week
- http://www.eifl.net/events/open-access-week-2013
Open Access, Open Minds – Who Should be the Academic Gatekeepers?
http://sotonpolitics.org/2013/10/11/open-access-open-minds-who-should-be-the-academic-gatekeepers/
Altmetrics Bibliography
http://digital-scholarship.org/alt/altmetrics.htm
Scholarship: Beyond the Paper
http://digital-scholarship.org/alt/altmetrics.htm
Exploring the Boundaries: How Altmetrics Can Expand Our Vision of Scholarly Communication and Social Impact
http://www.niso.org/publications/isq/2013/v25no2/taylor/
Open Educational Resources
OERS by Topic
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/content.php?pid=257066&sid=3887795
OERS Social Sciences
http://www.oercommons.org/browse/general_subject/social-sciences
OERs: Smart Policy
Udacity: Creating a More Engaging MOOC
Mobile Technologies and Social Media:
Social Media in Schools: The Risk and Reward