Science and technology journal publishers have agreed to offer free access to their journals to academics in the globes poorest countries, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said Thursday.
Twelve publishers including the Oxford University Press, Elsevier and the National Academy of Sciences have agreed to grant free access to about 64 journals to research and academic institutions and intellectual property offices in almost 50 countries.
In addition 58 more developing nations would get the publications for 1.000 US dollar (5.300 DKR) a year.
Jayne Marks of the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers said the program would help entrepreneurs find the information they need to make advances in health, farming and the environment.
Other UN agencies including the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UN Environment Program (UNEP) are also supporting the project.
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