01039nas a2200157   4500008004100000022001400041245009200055210006900147260004200216520051400258100001900772700001700791700001800808700001900826856003600845       2008                        eng d  a1913-610200aA Flat Network for the Unflat World: Open Educational Resources in Developing Countries0 aFlat Network for the Unflat World Open Educational Resources in   aOttawabTalent First Networkc08/20083 aOpen educational resources (OER) apply the principles of openness - particularly the freedoms of use, modification and redistribution - to digital materials for teaching, learning, and research.  OER can potentially touch all areas of education, from elementary schools to higher education to professional development all over the world, but we are particularly excited about the potential to expand access to education in developing countries. That is the focus of our research and the topic of this article.1 aMuegge, Steven1 aMora, Monica1 aHassin, Kamal1 aPullin, Andrew  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/17401779nas a2200145   4500008004100000022001400041245004300055210004200098260004200140520136200182100001901544700001801563700001701581856003501598       2007                        eng d  a1913-610200aConference Report: Open Education 20070 aConference Report Open Education 2007  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/20073 aOpen Education Resources (OER) are educational material and resources that the general public can freely use for teaching, learning, and research. Like Open Source Software (OSS), OER contain content that is freely reused and redistributed without the traditional restrictions imposed by copyright. OER also includes the tools used to develop, improve, and distribute this content to communities. 

The Open Education 2007: Localizing and Learning  conference was held at Utah State University in September. The conference focused on the ability of people to learn as simply publishing OER content online does not guarantee that it can be effectively used for learning. This theme was investigated from two perspectives. The first was from the developer perspective with the sharing of efforts to localize the educational content and make it more relevant to the people using it. The second was from the user perspective where organizations utilizing or deploying OER spoke of their experiences, challenges, and successes. 

This report provides an overview of the sustainability, localization, technological, legal and interoperability issues raised at the conference. It concludes with the authors' views regarding the future direction of OERs, based on their research being conducted at Carleton University's Technology Innovation Management program.1 aPullin, Andrew1 aHassin, Kamal1 aMora, Monica  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/5900970nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245002500055210002500080260004200105520064800147100001800795856003500813       2007                        eng d  a1913-610200aOpen Source on Trial0 aOpen Source on Trial  aOttawabTalent First Networkc10/20073 aThe way we develop software is continuously evolving: the everyday processes and practices used to produce software are becoming more efficient, and it is common for a team of developers to change several times over the life of a software project and for the components used to come from a variety of sources. However, the benefits of these changes cannot be fully appreciated unless correct policies and strategies are used to capture value from innovation. This is where the worlds of technology and Intellectual Property (IP) law collide and where license compliance is fundamental in protecting a company's IP and avoiding legal conflicts.1 aHassin, Kamal  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/66