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Share with care. 21st century copyright. PROTECT + PROMOTE your creative works, research, education-wares & data. Remix, share, collaborate - legally.

[Creative Commons SA @ccsa]

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: https://t.co/j5ddKHBVVP

[COL @COL4D]

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[Denise Nicholson @DeniseNicholson]

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

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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: https://t.co/xYXeOJxZdv

[Creative Commons SA @ccsa]

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[COL @COL4D]

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 https://t.co/WBLZcuuT05 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: https://t.co/2ln6cLP3CL

#CHOGM2024 #Resilience #PCF11

[Denise Nicholson @DeniseNicholson]

@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

[Creative Commons SA @ccsa]

A Shared Culture, by Jesse Dylan. CC BY-NC-SA
https://t.co/OVnf7jMSc6

[Creative Commons SA @ccsa]

Broad fair-use exceptions in transformative Copyright Bill are a feature, not a bug https://t.co/noVYcO9EVT

[Creative Commons SA @ccsa]

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
https://t.co/B6DFagX0bD

[Creative Commons SA @ccsa]

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[Denise Nicholson @DeniseNicholson]

PIJIP’s Right to Research Project on World IP Day https://t.co/6MXQ9ba2D6

[Creative Commons SA @ccsa]

This blog which may help to clarify open licenses. https://t.co/xoIXQkGVEn #OnlineLearning #OpenEducation #OpenLearning #OER #Commonwealth #WorldBank #Africa
@COL4D
@UNESCO
@WBG_Education
@HigherEduGovZA
@ADEAnet
@AUCEducation
@SADC_News
@OERAfrica

[Creative Commons SA @ccsa]

Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education.
Freely shared under a #CreativeCommons license. #CCSA
https://t.co/IOGb8nEzzI
#OER #OpenLearning #OpenEducation #OpenLicensing #COL4D #UNESCO #WBG_Education #HigherEduGovZA #ADEAnet #AUCEducation #SADC_News #OERAfrica

[Paul G. West @pgwest]

Freely shared under a @CreativeCommons open license.
#OER @CommonwealthSec @COL4D @UNESCO @HigherEduGovZA @ADEAnet @OERAfrica @CCSA
https://t.co/1e402qTyDD

[Paul G. West @pgwest]

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 https://t.co/JmP2O6pxUA

[Paul G. West @pgwest]

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. https://t.co/8OXGAm6jgL #OER #OpenLearning #OpenEducation #Creative Commons #CCSA

[Creative Commons SA @ccsa]

@text_open @weblearning Just say NO to free T-shirts https://t.co/i5M8cIDDK0

[Creative Commons SA @ccsa]

Freely shared under a @creativecommons license.

[Paul G. West @pgwest]

Invitation to contribute to the African Journal of Career Development (AJCD). https://t.co/uvVgh40GNH

Theme: Looking through a 'hope- and purpose-enhancing career development' lens: The key to promoting adaptability, employability, and meaning-making.

[Paul G. West @pgwest]

Governance Note on the PSET CLOUD. Freely shared under a #CreativeCommons open license. https://t.co/8kYHdbRzTz #OnlineLearning #OpenEducation #OpenLearning #OER #Commonwealth #Africa @COL4D @UNESCO @WBG_Education @HigherEduGovZA @ADEAnet @AUCEducation @SADC_News @OERAfrica

[Paul G. West @pgwest]

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 https://t.co/7P9lXhuQVf

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📢 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 ⬇️