(1 Nov 2025) Open Access Australasia plays a leading role in coordinating and amplifying Open Access Week activities across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific region. Each year, the organization:
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Facilitates Regional Campaigns: Organizes and promotes a range of events, webinars, and discussions that spotlight open access initiatives, policy developments, and success stories from universities, libraries, researchers, and communities.
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Develops and Shares Resources: Produces promotional materials and graphics to support institutions and individuals in hosting their own Open Access Week events, and curates and promotes the annual list of OA Week events across the region .
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Connects Local and Global Efforts: Acts as a central hub, connecting Australasian participants with the broader international open access movement and sharing regional perspectives with the global community.
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Showcases Regional Voices: Highlights achievements, challenges, and priorities unique to Australasia by centering regional topics and Indigenous leadership, ensuring Aboriginal and Māori voices are not only given space but are integral to shaping events.
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Drives Advocacy and Change: Uses the momentum of Open Access Week to advance and encourage the adoption of open research and scholarship practices within research and education sectors in our region.
As an active member of the International OA Week Planning Committee each year, Open Access Australasia ensures that our regional engagement shapes and energizes the global movement for open, equitable access to knowledge.
The event recordings are now available here.
