What policy sector(s) does this fall under? (leave blank if not sure):
Economic
Overarching governance issues
Issue and Recommendation:
Access to information is a fundamental right, yet access to quality digital content can come with costs that many users – especially young users – may not be able to afford. In contrast, there is no shortage of low-quality or even misreading materials online. Access to quality content should not be limited to those who can afford subscriptions or one-off fees. Policies and practices that support equitable access to content can help ensure that more people have a way to benefit from key content for education, research, work, and overall wellbeing. These include, for instance, Open Access models, digital-ready sets of limitations and exceptions to copyright (including across borders), and addressing the challenges around e-book and electronic textbook pricing, access and delivery models.
Who should take it?:
Governments and other relevant stakeholders