In a future where the Treaty for the Visually Impaired has been implemented, hundreds of thousands more books will be distributed to blind and other print-disabled people.
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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: Citizens Call for Digital Rights to be “Non–Negotiable”
May 20, 2013Weekly news digest produced by the Information Program. This week’s top story reports on a Peruvian NGO groups calling for protection of their digital rights during negotiations of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.
News Digest: Indian Government Rolls out a Centralized Electronic Eavesdropping System
May 10, 2013Weekly 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, 2013Weekly 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.
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