2021 Creative Commons State of the Commons Annual Report

In 2021, CC set out a statement of what that ongoing stewardship work looks like, including commitments to the longevity and maintenance of those tools, to ongoing dialogue with the community, and to the values that underlie it all. [...] Onwards, Paul Brest & Ruth Okediji 20th Anniversary Committee co-chairs Rob Young, CC BY 2.0/Saturated from original State of the Commons, 2021 Annual Report – 9 CC Global Network Members of the CC global community – under the umbrella of the CC Global Network (CCGN) – are 684 vital to the success, health, and longevity of the CC individual movement. [...] Participants join the courses for not just program launched the training on copyright and open licensing, but the personalized support and network; they engage with expert facilitators, copyright lawyers and the network of thousands of community members and advocates in Open Education, Academic Librarianship, and Open GLAM. [...] The program also worked in policy to reform the global copyright system and encouraged purposeful policy discourse celebrating open culture and the importance of open access and sharing of cultural materials. [...] In 2021, CC continued its open education policy work through UNESCO’s Dynamic Open Educational Resources Coalition and the Network of Open Organizations, with the goal of creating materials and direct support services to help national governments and education institutions implement the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER).