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Access to Knowledge

Access to knowledge is a founding principle of any open society. From classroom textbooks to scholarly research, legal information to scientific data, new technologies bring new opportunities for knowledge creation and dissemination. We support work that promotes access to knowledge, particularly among disadvantaged groups.

Open Society Voices

News Digest: Indian Government Rolls out a Centralized Electronic Eavesdropping System

May 10, 2013 by Becky Hogge

Weekly news digest produced by the Information Program. This week’s top story covers the Indian government’s controversial release of a centralized monitoring system to track communications in the country.

News Digest: South African Parliament Passes Secrecy Bill

May 3, 2013 by Becky Hogge

Weekly news digest produced by the Information Program. This week’s top story reports that the South African Parliament has passed a controversial bill to protect state secrets.

News Digest: Controversial Cybersecurity Legislation Sails through the U.S. House of Representatives

April 22, 2013 by Becky Hogge

Weekly news digest produced by the Information Program. This week’s top story reports on the vote in the US House of Representatives to pass CISPA, a draft law that is critiqued for attacking fundamental privacy rights.

Grantee Spotlight

Online tools make scientific problem-solving faster and more efficient. But for these collaborations to reach their full potential, the culture of science must become much more open.