The EdReNe Newsletter

It seems striking that many of the most successful repository initiatives – measured in terms of active users – have not heavily engaged with educational technology standards … This leads to the question of whether current standardization bodies and organizations are in sync with actual user needs… (read more in EdReNe synthesis report on standards and interoperability)

The most general conclusions that can be drawn from the discussions so far are that current copyright legislation is not in tune with what would be expected and considered fair in relation to education, and that currently the strongest and most often heard response from the educational sector is to use open licensing while waiting for a reform of copyright law… (read more in EdReNe synthesis report on rights issues)