PrepCom 3 - Resumed Session
10 - 14 November 2003

CIVIL SOCIETY WORKING GROUP on SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

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PROPOSITION of IMPROVEMENTS concerning the SECTION 3)
ACCESS to INFORMATION and KNOWLEDGE
Version 8 - 13 November 2003




Reference : Declaration of Principles - current version 13 Nov.

Paragraph 25 is going to be re-opened by Croatia.

25.(23) We strive for promoting universal access with equal opportunities for all to scientific knowledge and the creation and dissemination of scientific and technical information, including open access initiatives for scientific publishing.


This text got the prior Nihil Obstat concerning the detailed wording, by ( Alphabetic Order ) China, European Union, United States and the encouragements of Botswana, Brazil, India and Mali ( as well as many other African countries under the leadership of Mali ).

11 PM This text has been approved !

Many, many thanks to Dr. Diana Simic, Science Deputy Minister of Croatia


JUSTIFICATION

This text has been revised, after further informal discussions with delegates, taking into account concern of delegates, in order to be sure that it could be presented, with the goal of not raising objections.



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