Science, Open Communication and Sustainable Development

John T. Wilbanks and Thomas J. Wilbanks
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John T. Wilbanks: Science Commons, c/o Creative Commons, 71 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Thomas J. Wilbanks: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, MS-6038, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA

Sustainability, 2010, vol. 2, issue 4, 1-23

Abstract: One of the prerequisites for sustainable development is knowledge, in order to inform coping with sustainability threats and to support innovative sustainability pathways. Transferring knowledge is therefore a fundamental challenge for sustainability, in a context where external knowledge must be integrated with local knowledge in order to promote user-driven action. But effective local co-production of knowledge requires ongoing local access to existing scientific and technical knowledge so that users start on a level playing field. The information technology revolution can be a powerful enabler of such access if intellectual property obstacles can be overcome, with a potential to transform prospects for sustainability in many parts of the world.

Keywords: knowledge for sustainability; co-production of knowledge for sustainability; information technology; open access (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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