[GOAL] Open access strategy and political change: a question

[Heather Morrison]

I am not an expert on politics, so apologies if my assumptions here are naive:

It appears to me that some governments, notably the US and the UK, have undergone a political shift from a trend towards globalization towards protectionism / emphasis on the local. Whether this is a good idea or not is an important political question. Many people will  have strong feelings about this matter, and this will include people in the OA movement as well as those we work with. 

Assuming that it is the case that some of our governments are inclined to focus on the local, what are some strategies to advance open access that would fit with the local-minded government?

My first thoughts are that institutional repository OA policy and supporting local publishing (for us, ideally OA publishing), would seem to fit. Perhaps some politicians would see the benefits of sharing our own work openly as a display of the strength of the country?

My two bits. What do others think?

Heather