<div dir="ltr">Dear Gutam:<div><br></div><div>Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Department of Science and Technology(DST) are keen on implementing an open access policy. A group of experts have already prepared a draft OA policy and it is with DBT/DST. You may wait for the announcement. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div><br></div><div>Madhan</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Richard Poynder <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ricky@richardpoynder.co.uk" target="_blank">ricky@richardpoynder.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Forwarding from Sridhar Gutam.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Dear All,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Now the time has come to start and campaign and also to submit to MHRD and Min. of S&T on National Open Access Policy.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Please share your thoughts and messages with the Ministers responsible (i.e. Hon'ble PM Mr. Narendra Modi (@narendramodi <a href="https://www.facebook.com/narendramodi" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/narendramodi</a> and Hon'ble Minister HRD Ms. Smriti Z. Irani @smritiirani <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Smriti.Irani.Official" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Smriti.Irani.Official</a>).</span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Thanks & Regards</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Sridhar</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">On behalf of Open Access India</span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Sridhar Gutam</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">(</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/oaindia" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">https://www.facebook.com/oaindia</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">; </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/oaindia/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">https://www.facebook.com/groups/oaindia/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">; </span><a href="http://oaindia2013.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://oaindia2013.wordpress.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Resources:-</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://sparceurope.org/ireland-has-announced-a-national-open-access-policy/" target="_blank">http://sparceurope.org/ireland-has-announced-a-national-open-access-policy/</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/research/NationalPrinciplesOpenAccessPolicyStatement.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/research/NationalPrinciplesOpenAccessPolicyStatement.pdf</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.dst.gov.in/NDSAP.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.dst.gov.in/NDSAP.pdf</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/document_library/pdf_06/open-access-report-2011_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/document_library/pdf_06/open-access-report-2011_en.pdf</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/02/us-white-house-announces-open-access-policy.html" target="_blank">http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/02/us-white-house-announces-open-access-policy.html</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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