My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) focuses on last week's announcement of a new CIHR open access policy. The column touches on many of the issues I raised in my initial blog posting, including the implications for publishers and the mounting pressure on Canada's other granting […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
New Research Policy a Victory for Open Access
Appeared in the Toronto Star on September 10, 2007 as New Research Policy a Victory for "Open Access" As millions of students headed back to school last week, Canadian health researchers learned that change this year extends beyond the composition of their classes. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the […]
CIRA Votes
Yesterday I attended an entertaining CIRA Annual General meeting which was also used as the kick-off for this year's board elections. This year's slate includes past and present board members such as Clyde Beattie, Paul Anderson, Rick Anderson, and Ron Kawchuk, as well as some impressive new candidates that could […]
Caught in the Throttle
The Ottawa Business Journal has a front page article on traffic shaping this week that highlights yet again why the lack of transparency around Canadian Internet service is a significant problem. The story focuses on the Rogers' traffic shaping issues and includes references to three comments on the issue from […]
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