Implementing Open Educational Resources: Copyright and Solutions

This workshop focused on two major challenges in the implementation of open educational resources: Copyright and Open License. Nearly 70 experts, scientists, leaders of research, education and management agencies at home and abroad attended the workshop.

Implementing Open Educational Resources: Copyright and Solutions

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim, Vice Principal of the School, spoke at the conference

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim (Vice Principal of the School) affirmed:“Vietnam is integrating with the world in the context of open science and the 4.0 industrial revolution. These are both advantages and challenges in the country's development process. Research and promotion of programs and projects in the field of open educational resources are truly appropriate and urgent to develop open science, keeping up with global trends."The Faculty of Information and Library has made efforts to experiment with models, provide advice, recommend policies, organize many training conferences, and gather stakeholders to sign commitments to deploy OER. The Vice President of the School hopes that the issues raised and discussed in this workshop will contribute to analyzing and proposing effective solutions so that the application and sustainable development of open educational resources in Vietnam will become more widespread, effectively serving the development of education and training, science and technology.

Dr. Do Van Hung (Head of Library Information Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities)

The introductory report by Dr. Do Van Hung (Head of the Faculty of Information and Library, University of Social Sciences and Humanities) detailed the current situation and challenges in the implementation of OER in Vietnam in recent years. In recent years, OER in Vietnam has implemented 02 pilot models, many in-depth seminars, training sessions and towards a commitment to action in the future. In reality, although the value of the concept of "open" is completely consistent with the trend of global science and technology, of the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations, up to now in Vietnam as well as in the world, there are still many problems. In Vietnam, units are facing challenges: lack of orientation on open technology, no policy for open access, confusion in legal issues and open licenses. The conflicts in the relationships between the benefits and values ​​of "Open", with the legal system, the issue of copyright infringement... Therefore, it is necessary to find a common voice, a path to make the approach and implementation of OER truly feasible and effective.

Mr. Le Trung Nghia, expert on Open Educational Resources Vietnam

Ms. Pyrou Chung, consultant of Open Development Initiative, EWMI

The workshop listened to reports presenting the current status and OER implementation model, experiences of domestic and international organizations, proposed solutions to overcome barriers in copyright protection, copyright issues, content, open data and open access...

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Quy (Chairwoman of the Science and Training Council of the Faculty of Information and Library) spoke at the workshop.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Quy (Chairwoman of the Science and Training Council of the Faculty of Information and Library), representing the Organizing Committee, summarized the conference: “The opinions of the delegates shared and suggested many ideas for research, implementation and solving challenges for OER in Vietnam. Especially the removal of barriers related to licensing and copyright. The reports, although presented with different approaches and perspectives, all converged on one common point, affirming that OER is an effective tool for the innovation of Vietnamese higher education in particular and science and technology in general. OER can only become a reality when the bottlenecks of barriers are resolved, which are issues of intellectual property and State management. At the same time, the consensus, sharing and close cooperation between relevant individuals and organizations will continue to spread the spirit, value and reality of OER more widely and effectively”.