Review of University Intellectual Property Policies and Strategies

As part of work Saide’s OER Africa Initiative is doing to help in the development of suitable licensing frameworks, through a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, we embarked on a process of reviewing university intellectual property (IP) policies and strategies. Neil Butcher and Sarah Hoosen present the findings.

In the current phase of our work we are taking the innovative approach of integrating a Participatory Action Research (PAR) agenda into our institutional engagements. The intention is to support four institutional partners to:

• build a deepened understanding of how OER practices can support transformation of teaching and learning
• ensure that such accumulating understanding is widely shared and incorporated into policy and advocacy.

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