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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">Dear SURFshare
contacts,<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14.0pt">“Open access to research is a must for the
competitiveness of Europe”<i><u></u><u></u></i></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">EU Commissioner Kroes strongly supports Dutch Open 2011. <u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Utrecht, The Netherlands, 24 October 2011 </span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">–
The EU Commissioner for Europe’s Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, this
morning gave the starting signal for the Dutch contribution to the annual
international Open Access week. In a video message on the </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.surf.nl/open2011" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">www.surf.nl/open2011</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"> website,
Ms Kroes says that open access to research results – both
publications and research data – is not just a luxury. She sees Open
Access as a must for the Netherlands and Europe if they are to be able to
compete internationally. </span><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Each
year sees Open Access coming more into the spotlight. In the Netherlands, this
happens at many higher education institutions in the form of the “Open
2011” event, which runs from 24 October to 4 November. “I’m
very proud”, says Ms Kroes, “of the many activities that are
taking place in the Netherlands to deliver Open Access.” The national
programme for Open 2011 is being coordinated by SURF, the Dutch collaborative
ICT organisation for higher education and research.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span><img border="0" width="288" height="172" alt="NeelieKroes.jpg"></span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Neelie
Kroes: “I’m very proud of the many activities that are taking
place in the Netherlands to deliver Open Access.”<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Research and education<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">This
year’s Open 2011 in the Netherlands focuses not only on Open Access to
research but also to education. Access to knowledge, information, and data is
essential in higher education and research, and using it provides the basis for
knowledge transfer and knowledge generation. Research and education that is
paid for with the taxpayer’s money should be accessible and should be
used efficiently. Where possible, it should be able to be reused. This
philosophy is endorsed by organisations including the country’s principal
science funding body NWO, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
(KNAW), and all the Dutch higher education institutions. Making educational
resources openly available enables higher education institutions to show the
rest of the world what they have to offer, and thus to attract talented
students and researchers. Open access also contributes to the improvement of
the quality of learning materials. </span><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Activities<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">After
the starting signal by EU Commissioner Kroes, there will be daily videos on </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.surf.nl/open2011" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">www.surf.nl/open2011</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"> for the
next two weeks in which a speaker from the higher education sector will
emphasise the importance of “open” for higher education and
research.</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Institutions
for higher education and research are organising lectures, seminars, and other
activities for researchers, instructors, students and/or the staff of libraries
and media centres. <span style="color:black">Higher education institutions
worldwide are organising activities to raise knowledge and awareness of Open
Access to research data. </span>Last year, more than 900 institutions in 94
countries were involved.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.1pt;line-height:16.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">More information<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Video message from European
Commissioner Kroes<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">National Open 2011 programme:<span style="color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.surf.nl/open2011" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.surf.nl/open2011</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Open 2011 on Twitter #opennl<span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Open Access and research: </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.openaccess.nl" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.openaccess.nl</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"> <span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Open Educational Resources:<span style="color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.surffoundation.nl/oer" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.surffoundation.nl/oer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
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<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Open statement SURF: </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.surf.nl/open" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.surf.nl/open</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">Kind regards,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Marnix van Berchum<i> </i></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"><br>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#FF8000">|</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt">project coordinator <span style="color:#FF8000">|</span>
SURFfoundation <span style="color:#FF8000">|</span> Graadt van Roggenweg
340 <span style="color:#FF8000">|</span> P.O. Box 2290 <span style="color:#FF8000">|</span>
3500 GG Utrecht <span style="color:#FF8000">|</span> The Netherlands <span style="color:#FF8000">|</span> T <a href="tel:%2B31%20%280%2930%20234%2066%2043" value="+31302346643" target="_blank">+31 (0)30 234 66 43</a> <span style="color:#FF8000">|</span>
F <a href="tel:%2B31%20%280%2930%20233%2029%2060" value="+31302332960" target="_blank">+31 (0)30 233 29 60</a> <span style="color:#FF8000">| </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.surf.nl/" title="http://www.surf.nl/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;color:blue">www.surf.nl</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#FF8000">|</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:vanberchum@surf.nl" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;color:blue">vanberchum@surf.nl</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;color:red"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#FF8000">|</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><img border="0" width="50" height="26" alt="logo-surf_klein2"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt">SURFfoundation, SURFnet and SURFdiensten are
partners in SURF, the collaborative organisation for ICT in higher education
and research.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><u></u><a href="http://www.surfsites.nl/open2011/" target="_blank"><img border="0" width="80" height="31" align="left" hspace="10" style="margin-right:10px" alt="logo Open 2011 (klein)_22092011" title=""></a><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt"><a href="http://www.surfsites.nl/open2011" target="_blank"><span lang="NL" style="color:windowtext">Open 2011</span></a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt">: twee weken vol activiteiten rondom open toegang tot
onderwijs en onderzoek.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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