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Introducing the Network Platforms

Your guide to the Creative Commons Network Platforms

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What are the Network Platforms

Four thematic areas explored in more detail via the Platforms:

  • Open Education
  • OpenGLAM
  • Copyright
  • Community Development

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Open Education - Cable Green

  • The CC Open Education Platform is a space for open education advocates and practitioners to meet, share and collaborate
  • 1100+ members from 79+ countries and growing
  • Goals:
    • Build and Sustain Community
    • Increase Educational Access and Equity
    • Use Policy to Open Education Opportunities for All
  • Activities funded in 2020
  • Lightning Talks (sign up to present)
  • 2021 Work Plan: building at Summit session (https://sched.co/ef29) & November platform meeting
    • e.g., help governments and institutions implement the UNESCO Recommendation on OER
  • Join us! Need help? cable@creativecommons.org

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OpenGLAM - Evelin Heidel (a.k.a. Scann)

What? The CC Open GLAM is a space to coordinate efforts to aggregate, advertise, connect, and support Open GLAM work.

How? We’re supporting different activities: from the @openglam Twitter account, to the Medium Open GLAM publication, to online webinars, monthly calls, community funds, and more! Find more info here.

Engage with us by joining CC’s Slack: #cc-openglam or reach out to info@openglam.org

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Copyright - Brigitte Vézina

What? The CC Copyright Platform is a space for copyright advocates to meet, share and collaborate on copyright-related, public-interest oriented policy issues

Why? Seize opportunities for positive policy change and advocate for sustainable policy-based solutions to enable sharing of knowledge & culture

How? Six activities funded in 2020 - winners will present their projects at Summit session (https://sched.co/ef37)

What next? November platform meeting will discuss work plan for 2021 (advocacy toolkit; policy briefs on main policy topics, e.g. exceptions and limitations, etc.)

Interested? Join us!

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Community Development - Julia Brungs

New Platform to start in January 2021

Main objectives:

  • Strengthen the Creative Commons Network and Community
  • Target activities to enable Network members e.g.
    • CC Network 101
    • Mentoring
  • Workplan forthcoming in the next months
  • To join, get in touch with Julia (network-support@creativecommons.org)

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Break out

Now it is time for you to explore the Platforms in more detail.

Break out session links for each Platform:

After your 20 minute break out, come back to the main room for a quick wrap up

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Wrap up

Quick feedback from each break out session lead/Network Platform lead

Any questions or interested in joining?

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Thank you all!

From Brigitte, Scann, Cable, and Julia�Artwork by Marco Villar (CC BY)