2023-05-03 15:34:00
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labor Organization (ILO) has launched an open access policy that will facilitate the use of all its knowledge products.
The launch of the ILO’s open access policy supports the fundamental ethic that the results of publicly funded research or work should be made available to the public for use, with the aim of increasing their accessibility, visibility and impact.
Starting May 3, 2023, all new ILO knowledge products will be freely available for use or reuse without permission, as long as the ILO is cited as the source of the material.
The policy covers all materials published or made available by the ILO, from reports and publications to videos and databases.
The ILO strives to be at the forefront of knowledge generation, and it is vital that our materials on the world of work are readily available and usable by our government constituents, employers and workers, as well as other interested parties.”
Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO
“The ILO strives to be at the forefront of knowledge generation, and it is vital that our materials on the world of work are readily available and usable by our government constituents, employers and workers, as well as other interested parties. Through this open access policy, we seek to create a more equitable knowledge system open to all,” said Gilbert F. Houngbo, ILO Director-General.
The ILO’s open access policy will only apply to materials produced after May 3, 2023. Content published before that date will continue to be covered by pre-existing license terms.
The ILO will grant open access to its products through the use of the Creative Commons BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license. This is the most open Creative Commons license, which allows the reproduction, distribution and adaptation (including translation) of the work for any purpose as long as the respective author/creator is cited, in this case, the ILO.
“From now on anyone can take any CC BY 4.0 licensed ILO knowledge product and adapt, copy, reuse extracts or translate it, without asking for permission. All that is required is acknowledgment of the ILO as the source of the material We strongly encourage governments, organizations and individuals to make full use of these valuable resources,” said Martin Murphy, Director of the ILO Department of Communication and Public Information.
For more information on the ILO’s open access policy, please visit our website or contact [email protected].
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