1/2 As @creativecommons grows and matures, the country affiliate structure has been re-designed to better support and include the diverse voices and players in the mission. Read more about the new Global Network Strategy here: creativecommons.org/2018/02/…

@ParliamentofRSA @MYANC @CyrilRamaphosa @ConCourtSA @SaRecreate @ccsa @dswyber @TauParks @GaytonMcK @dtic @dbe @DrBladeNzimande @DIRCO_ZA

Join CC’s legal team for office hours on 10/18. Meet with Copyright and Licensing Counsel Kat Walsh to discuss issues related to CC licenses and more. This is a casual conversation, so questions and shares are welcome. RSVP here: loom.ly/EllhTlY

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PCF11: Call for abstracts and proposals The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) #COL4D and the Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Botswana @BWGovernment, represented by Botswana Open University (BOU) @BotswanaOpenUni, will co-host the Eleventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF11) in Gaborone, Botswana, from 10 to 12 September 2025 at the Gaborone International Convention Centre. Academics, researchers, technology innovators, development practitioners, administrators, stakeholders and partner institutions are invited to submit abstracts and proposals. Deadlines: - Last date for submission of Abstracts and Proposals: 30 January 2025 - Notification of proposal approval: 1 March 2025 About the Pan-Commonwealth Forum The Forum takes place every three years and is considered one of the world’s leading international conferences on open and distance learning. The theme of PCF11 is Innovative Open Education: Fostering Resilient Societies for Sustainable Economic Development. The event will continue to provide the rich in-person experience that delegates have come to expect while also allowing virtual attendees to access a mix of live, on-demand, and interactive content. To ensure the Forum is accessible to as many delegates as possible, this will be a hybrid event. The submission and review process will be managed through the Easy Chair platform. Please create your account here easychair.org/account2/signi… and then submit your proposal. Only authors of accepted abstracts/proposals will receive the link for submission of full papers. For more information, please visit: pcf11.org/call-for-proposals… #CHOGM2024 #Resilience #PCF11

@PresidencyZA @CyrilRamaphosa @SGwarube @TauParks @EvelynMasotja @DBE_SA @DrBladeNzimande @SaRecreate @T_Hackett @dswyber @SECTION27news @Sean_Fiil_Flynn @ACGalley @LIASANews @USAf_ORG @BlindSA_NGO @ccsa @CCSA_Official @dailymaverick

A Shared Culture, by Jesse Dylan. CC BY-NC-SA youtube.com/watch?v=HQqZU8G7…

Broad fair-use exceptions in transformative Copyright Bill are a feature, not a bug dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

Will the fair use clause in the Copyright Amendment Bill have catastrophic repercussions for the creative industry in South Africa? A look at other countries who have adopted fair use, says no. @DBE_SA @HigherEduGovZA @deptoflabour #E4ESAProgramme #CCSA dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

This blog which may help to clarify open licenses. tinyurl.com/v2bt22z2 #OnlineLearning #OpenEducation #OpenLearning #OER #Commonwealth #WorldBank #Africa @COL4D @UNESCO @WBG_Education @HigherEduGovZA @ADEAnet @AUCEducation @SADC_News @OERAfrica

Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education. Freely shared under a #CreativeCommons license. #CCSA link.springer.com/referencew… #OER #OpenLearning #OpenEducation #OpenLicensing #COL4D #UNESCO #WBG_Education #HigherEduGovZA #ADEAnet #AUCEducation #SADC_News #OERAfrica

Freely shared under a @CreativeCommons open license. #OER @CommonwealthSec @COL4D @UNESCO @HigherEduGovZA @ADEAnet @OERAfrica @CCSA edtechbooks.org/oer_around_t…

Africa, known for late adoption of new technologies . . . is leapfrogging stages in enviable ways. Shared under @CreativeCommons license. #OER #Commonwealth #Africa #COL4D #UNESCO #WBG_Education #HigherEduGovZA #ADEAnet #AUCEducation #SADC_News #OERAfrica tinyurl.com/yh9xfcnk

Become open license certified. The next Creative Commons Certificate online courses will start on 31 January! Join the course and "know" rather than guess at open licensing. certificates.creativecommons… #OER #OpenLearning #OpenEducation #Creative Commons #CCSA

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Governance Note on the PSET CLOUD. Freely shared under a #CreativeCommons open license. jet.org.za/news/all-news/new… #OnlineLearning #OpenEducation #OpenLearning #OER #Commonwealth #Africa @COL4D @UNESCO @WBG_Education @HigherEduGovZA @ADEAnet @AUCEducation @SADC_News @OERAfrica

Important reading for anyone in the world of #OPEN. #OER #OpenLearning #OpenEducation #OpenLicensing @CreativeCommons @CCSA @COL4D @UNESCO @WBG_Education @HigherEduGovZA @ADEAnet @AUCEducation @SADC_News @NBA_SouthAfrica @OERAfrica medium.com/creative-commons-…

📢 THE POLICY PAPERS ARE OUT! This year, four CC Copyright Platform Working Groups addressed four policy themes: 1⃣Artificial intelligence & open content 2⃣Platform liability 3⃣Copyright exceptions & limitations 4⃣The ethics of open sharing #FutureOfOpen Links to papers ⬇️

A reminder to that a meeting of the South African Chapter is taking place today, this afternoon. Tuesday 26 October 2021 from 15:00 to 16:30.