The Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture, an annual event organised by TERI in memory of the institute’s founder, Mr Darbari Seth, was delivered this year by Dr Sam Pitroda, the Chairperson of the National Knowledge Commission in New Delhi on 5th August, 2005....Dr Pitroda, who is also the Chairman of the WorldTel Limited, UK, spoke on the subject of ‘Knowledge opportunities’ and keenly expressed his desire that all Indians have access to path-breaking knowledge. Knowledge, he said, must become a kind of a movement in the country....Technology, he said, could build bridges between the masses and knowledge systems. Broadband, internet portals, satellites, and so on could help revamp education and thereby allow India to be truly a part of the globalisation sweepstake that was currently shaking the world. Recalling his childhood days in Orissa, he said that with the advent of internet and opportunities like open source, it was easier to bridge gaps now....Talking about his plans as Chairperson of the National Knowledge Commission, he said that the Commission shall try to tackle all five dimensions of knowledge, i.e., access to knowledge, concepts of knowledge, creation of knowledge, innovations, and application of knowledge. To move towards the knowledge society of the future, he emphasised the importance of increased access to various kinds of information.'
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Peter Suber at 8/19/2005 11:43:00 AM.
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.
