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The A2K term is also used in academic discourse and literature. Bloomsbury Academic have produced a series on issues in Brazil, [1] Egypt [2] and India; [3] while UCT Press have published an overview of the issues in Africa. [4] An academic overview of the issues can be found in 'Access to Knowledge in the Age of Intellectual Property ...
James Packard Love (born 1950) is the director of Knowledge Ecology International, formerly known as the Consumer Project on Technology, a non-governmental organization with offices in Washington, D.C., and Geneva, that works mainly on matters concerning knowledge management and governance, including intellectual property policy and practice and innovation policy, particularly as they relate ...
Democratization of technology refers to the process by which access to technology rapidly extends to an ever-broader audience, especially from a select group of people to the average public. New technologies and improved user experiences have empowered those outside of the technical industry to access and use technological products and services.
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) is a non-governmental organization. It was founded by Ralph Nader in 1995 and was then called Consumer Project on Technology. It deals with issues related to the effects of intellectual property on public health , cyberlaw and e-commerce , and competition policy .
Knowledge functions (e.g., capturing, organizing, and providing access to knowledge) are performed by technical staff, to support knowledge processes projects. Knowledge functions date from c. 450 BC, with the Library of Alexandria, [dubious – discuss] but their modern roots can be linked to the emergence of information management in the ...
The democratization of knowledge is the acquisition and spread of knowledge amongst a wider part of the population, not just privileged elites such as clergy and academics. Libraries , in particular public libraries, and modern information technology such as the Internet play a key role, as they provide the masses with open access to information .
The Wikimedia Foundation has identified knowledge equity as a key element toward its strategic direction for an ecosystem of open and inclusive knowledge, [5] [6] where everybody has the access to create and consume knowledge. [7] This has been connected with education as a social strategy for expanding knowledge equity. [7]
The AP exam uses paper and pencil. (With the exception of year 2020, only Create and Explore were tested. In 2021, only Create and the multiple choice section were tested.) [7] It lasts 180 minutes and includes approximately 76 questions. The exam is composed of two sections: 74 Multiple-Choice Questions