The $1 million Access to Learning Award for 2002 from the Gates Foundation went to BiblioRed, a network of public libraries providing free content, services, and connectivity to low-income citizens of Bogotá, Colombia. Quoting Margarita Peña, Secretary of Education for the District of Bogotá: "In one year, we have improved the lives of more than three million children and adults by offering new educational, recreational, and cultural opportunities. BibloRed's vision is clear: to foster peace in a more equitable society by creating access for all." For details, see the Gates Foundation press release, Alice Bishop's
story in CLIR Issues, or coverage in the Spanish-language press.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 12/14/2002 12:17:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
