1. EUROPEAN THEMATIC NETWORK and Open Educational Resources
COMMUNIA
EUROPEAN THEMATIC NETWORK
and Open Educational Resources
Prof. Dr. Şirin Tekinay
Vice Rector for Research and Technology
Ozyegin University

3. Ozyegin University (OzU) is:
Born in 2008,
Ozyegin University (OzU) is:
An Accessible, Entrepreneurial Research University
OzU aims:
To produce applicable knowledge valid inTurkey and on a regional and global scale
To implement the knowledge produced
To take action to serve the needs of society
OzU is a THIRD GENERATION UNIVERSITY with her :
Mission, vision, approach
Organizational Structure
Vice Rector for Research and Technology
Chief Information Officer
... Commitment to Open Educational Resources
OzU is Turkey’s Representative in COMMUNIA; A European Thematic Network
“for theoretical analysis and strategic policy discussion of existing and emerging issues concerning the public domain in the digital environment”

5. COMMUNIA Network:
funded by the European Commission within the eContentPlus Framework
3-year long project 1 September August 2010
to provide policy guidelines that will help each stakeholder involved - public and private, from the local to the European and global level
36 founding members and 51 total
five more members added in September 2008, and
ten more added in September 2009 Turkey/ OzU joined the cohort

6. 8th and FINAL COMMUNIA WORKSHOP (APRIL 18-19 2009 ISTANBUL)
COMMUNIA WORKSHOPS
1st COMMUNIA Workshop (January 18, 2008 Torino)
Technology and the Public Domain
2nd COMMUNIA Workshop ( Vilnius, Lithuania)
Ethical Public Domain: Debate of Questionable Practices
3rd COMMUNIA Workshop (October Amsterdam)
Marking the public domain: relinquishment & certification
4th COMMUNIA Workshop (23 Jan 2009 Zurich) 1st year review of COMMUNIA
5th COMMUNIA Workshop (March London School of Economics)
Accessing, Using, Reusing Public Sector Content and Data
6th COMMUNIA Workshop (October , Barcelona, Spain)
Memory Institutions and Public Domain
attended by VR for Research and Technology, OzU
7th COMMUNIA Workshop (February , Luxemburg)
Digital Policies: the Public Domain and Alternative Compensation Systems
attended by CIO, OzU
8th and FINAL COMMUNIA WORKSHOP (APRIL ISTANBUL)
OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
sponsored by OzU

7. 3rd FINAL COMMUNIA Conference June 28-30 Torino, Italy
COMMUNIA CONFERENCES
1st COMMUNIA Conference June 30-July Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Assessment of economic and social impact of digital public domain throughout Europe
2nd COMMUNIA Conference June Torino, Italy
Global Science & Economics of Knowledge-Sharing Institutions
3rd FINAL COMMUNIA Conference June Torino, Italy
“Universities and the Commons/Cyberspace”

8. The Public Domain Manifesto
developed within the COMMUNIA network during the last two years, officially launched January 25, 2010
outlines a series of general principles (opening with: the Public Domain is the rule, copyright protection is the exception)
addresses various issues relevant to today’s cultural landscape finally provides some recommendations aimed at protecting the Public Domain and ensuring that it can continue to function in a meaningful way
particular relevance to education, cultural heritage and scientific research
The Public Domain as aspired to in our Manifesto has a broad range to include cultural material that can be used without restriction, in the absence of copyright protection; shared material released under alternative licensing options such as Creative Commons licenses; and a variety of fair use and "open access" policies.
is available in several languages translated into Turkish by OzU
... you are encouraged to sign it, to follow its Facebook page and... to spread the word!!

9. Vice Rector for Research and Technology
Prof. Dr. Şirin Tekinay
Vice Rector for Research and Technology
Ozyegin University