Open Access Research for the Developing World

Matthew J. Cockerill and Bart G.J. Knols write that:

...[D]eveloping countries are now more connected than ever before, and the digital infrastructure that now exists has the potential to transform access to knowledge. The primary obstacles are no longer technological but are related to issues of content licensing, distribution, and access control.Access to knowledge is clearly a fundamental requirement for development...The simplest and most reliable way to ensure that knowledge is available where and when it is needed is to avoid access barriers altogether through a universal open-access model....