OERs and Digital Education in Central Asia
An international conference on "Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Digital Education" to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. The purpose of the conference is to promote OERs and free access to knowledge initiatives in Central Asia and Mongolia.

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Event Date: 23 Jun 2014
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The Soros Foundation Kyrgyzstan and the International Public Foundation "Roza Otunbayeva’s Initiatives" will hold an international conference on "Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Digital Education" on 23 June 2014 in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.

The purpose of the conference is to promote OERs and free access to knowledge initiatives in Central Asia and Mongolia. Participants from the public sector, education, civil society and experts in OER policy development will share experiences, knowledge and ideas.

Teresa Hackett, EIFL-IP Programme Manager, has been invited to speak (via Skype) on copyright, licensing and OERs. Other speakers are from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, the UK and the US. A national concept for Open Educational Resources in Kyrgyzstan will also be presented.