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About the Information Program
The Information Program works to increase public access to knowledge, facilitate civil society communication, and protect civil liberties and the freedom to communicate in the digital environment.

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Call for Proposals: New Uses of Data for Advocacy
April 19, 2010
The Open Society Institute invites proposals from organizations working with data sources for advocacy and and targeting nontraditional stakeholders.

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Open Data Study
May 2010
This research explores the feasibility of advocating for open government data catalogs in middle-income and developing countries.

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The Right to Read for Disabled People
European Parliament, Brussels
May 4, 2010
This event, hosted in the European Parliament, will promote a Treaty for the Visually Impaired at the World Intellectual Property Organization.

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Access to Knowledge
The Information Program supports initiatives which enhance access to the knowledge-based public goods that underpin open societies, especially in the disadvantaged parts of the world.

Civil Society Communication
Civil Society Communication provides support to organizations within the OSI network in their use of information tools and tactics, and builds global expertise to address the information and communications needs of NGOs in innovative ways.

Open Information Policy
The Open Information Policy initiative aims to broaden communications access in the most disadvantaged countries and to protect the freedom to communicate in the digital environment.

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