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Empowering Development:
Why Open Access is Right for the World
BankCarlos Rossel, Publisher, The World BankStellenbosch University, South Africa
November 8, 2012
Traditional Approach to Development
1. The transfer of resources from rich countries in the North to poorer countries in the South, accompanied by reform prescriptions
2. The development institutions that channeled the transfers were opaque, with little transparency of what they financed and what results they achieved
3. The engagement in developing countries was with a narrow set of government elites with little interaction with citizens who are the ultimate beneficiaries of development assistanceOpen Data, Open Access, Open Aid, and Open Government
are transforming development
Sanjay Pradhan, World Bank: http://www.ted.com/talks/sanjay_pradhan_how_open_data_is_changing_international_aid.html
Traditional Approach to Publishing at the World Bank
• Commercial distribution model, working with a network of print and online distributors around the world
• Steep discounts to customers in developing countries• Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia were our second and third
largest markets measured in number of copies sold• Very good at reaching our readers in the North and in the
South• Sustainable business model, with 50% of revenue from the
sale of online databases and our eLibrary, and 50% from the sale of printed books
If it isn’t broken, why fix it?
World Bank Mission Statement
Our Dream is a World Free of Poverty
To fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results
To help people help themselves and their environment by providing
resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging
partnerships in the public and private sector
THE WORLD BANK OPEN AGENDA
Embracing Openness
Four Pillars of the World Bank’s Open Agenda
Open About What We Do
(Operations and Results)
“The World Bank’s Access to Information Policy is the gold standard for financial institutions…”
− Chad Dobson, Bank Information Center
1. Access to Information•Modeled on the US and Indian Freedom of Information acts•Moved from positive to negative list•Except for small list of exceptions, documents and reports are available•Millions pages viewed since July 2010
1. Access to Information2. Open Data
• Released over 8,000 economic and social indicators for some 200 countries over 50 years
• Apps for Development competition
• Access via an API in an international standard data format
• New portals and new databases on climate change, jobs, gender
• Operational data on more than 11,000 lending projects in over 100 countries
Open About What We
Know
(Data and Knowledge)
Open About What We Do
(Operations and Results)
Four Pillars of the World Bank’s Open Agenda
Mapping for Results Portal
“We need to do development differently”
Robert Zoellick, President, The World Bank Group
New Direction: Democratizing DevelopmentWe need to throw open the doors, recognizing that others can find and create their own solutions. And this open research revolution is underway. We need to recognize that development knowledge is no longer the sole province of the researcher, the scholar, or the ivory tower. The aim is to open the treasure chest of the World Bank’s data and knowledge to every village health care worker, every researcher, everyone. Georgetown University, September 2010
Old Age Security
Early Childhood EducationConflict & Failed States
Health
Gender Equity
Jobs
Climate ChangeInvestment Climate
Old Age Security
Early Childhood EducationConflict & Failed States
Health
Gender Equity
Jobs
Climate ChangeInvestment Climate
Dissemination of Print Books(T
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“Followers” on Social Media(T
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Dissemination of Print and Electronic
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Four Pillars of the World Bank’s Open Agenda
1. Access to Information2. Open Data3. Open Access Policy4. Creative Commons
Licensing
Open About What We
Know
(Data and Knowledge)
Open About What
We Do
(Operations and
Results)
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Strategic Review ofWorld Bank Publications
Create a cutting edge publishing model that fully embraces free and open access,
with a particular emphasis on electronic dissemination
or
258,117 Downloads (58% developed, 42% developing countries)Large increase in the number of downloads in October, doubling from September across all collections
Total Downloads
Top 30 Countries, by Downloads
The Currency of Open Access Publishing
Next Steps• Network with, and learn from, the OA community
• Partner with other institutions for repository
interoperability
South-South knowledge exchange
South-North knowledge exchange
• Develop Open Educational Resources
• Advocate for Open Access
• Where we can add value, help develop OA capacity
• It’s Mission Driven• It’s Cutting Edge• It makes us Relevant• It makes us Open and Transparent• It makes us Accountable• It makes us Results Driven• It Works
Why Open Access is Right for the World Bank
If you’re a mission-driven, non-profit institutionopen access is right for you too
Carlos Rossel, Publisher, The World [email protected]