Öppna lärresurser blir lag i Sao Paolo

Regeringen i den brasilianska delstaten Sao Paolo har godkänt ny lagstiftning som kräver att all undervisningsmaterial som tas fram med statliga medel (av lärare eller statliga projekt) ska publiceras fritt på nätet med Creative Commons licens. Detta är ett banbrytande besked som kan säkert inspirera andra utbildningsmyndigheter.

- educational resources developed by the government “should be made available in these institutions or [on the government's] electronic sites… and licensed for free use, comprising copying, distribution, downloading and redistribution,” on the conditions attriution and noncommercial use. Resources covered by the law include “textbooks, instructional materials, multimedia content, educational games, scientific articles, research, theses, dissertations and other academic pieces.”

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