2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress
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The 2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress was a UNESCO-organized global meeting in Paris that brought together governments and stakeholders to advance the open educational resources movement and led to the adoption of the Paris OER Declaration.
All labels observed (2)
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| 2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress canonical | 1 |
| 2nd World Open Educational Resources Congress | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1735869 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress Context triple: [2012 Paris OER Declaration, adoptedAt, 2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress]
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A.
2012 Paris OER Declaration
The 2012 Paris OER Declaration is a landmark UNESCO statement that urges governments and institutions worldwide to support, develop, and openly license educational resources to promote universal access to knowledge.
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B.
UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation
The UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation is a global policy framework adopted by UNESCO member states to promote the creation, use, and sharing of open educational resources in support of inclusive and equitable quality education.
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C.
ACM International Conference on Web-Based Education
The ACM International Conference on Web-Based Education is a scholarly conference focused on research and advances in online and web-supported teaching, learning technologies, and educational systems.
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D.
Commonwealth of Learning
The Commonwealth of Learning is an intergovernmental organization that supports and advances open and distance learning across Commonwealth countries, with a strong emphasis on expanding access to education through open educational resources and technology.
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E.
OpenCourseWare movement
The OpenCourseWare movement is a global initiative in which universities and educators freely share course materials and educational resources online to promote open access to knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress Target entity description: The 2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress was a UNESCO-organized global meeting in Paris that brought together governments and stakeholders to advance the open educational resources movement and led to the adoption of the Paris OER Declaration.
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A.
2012 Paris OER Declaration
The 2012 Paris OER Declaration is a landmark UNESCO statement that urges governments and institutions worldwide to support, develop, and openly license educational resources to promote universal access to knowledge.
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B.
UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation
The UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation is a global policy framework adopted by UNESCO member states to promote the creation, use, and sharing of open educational resources in support of inclusive and equitable quality education.
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C.
ACM International Conference on Web-Based Education
The ACM International Conference on Web-Based Education is a scholarly conference focused on research and advances in online and web-supported teaching, learning technologies, and educational systems.
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D.
Commonwealth of Learning
The Commonwealth of Learning is an intergovernmental organization that supports and advances open and distance learning across Commonwealth countries, with a strong emphasis on expanding access to education through open educational resources and technology.
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E.
OpenCourseWare movement
The OpenCourseWare movement is a global initiative in which universities and educators freely share course materials and educational resources online to promote open access to knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO conference
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international conference ⓘ |
| aim |
to encourage governments to support open educational resources
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to foster international collaboration on open educational resources ⓘ to promote the development and use of open educational resources worldwide ⓘ |
| convenedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endDate | 2012-06-22 ⓘ |
| focus |
capacity building for open educational resources
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governmental commitments to open educational resources ⓘ policy frameworks for open educational resources ⓘ quality assurance of open educational resources ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2nd World Open Educational Resources Congress ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
access to education
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education policy ⓘ information and communication technologies in education ⓘ open education ⓘ open educational resources ⓘ |
| hostCity | Paris ⓘ |
| hostCountry | France ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| mainOutcome |
Paris OER Declaration
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linked to:
2012 Paris OER Declaration
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| organizer | UNESCO ⓘ |
| participantType |
civil society organizations
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educational institutions ⓘ experts in open educational resources ⓘ government representatives ⓘ intergovernmental organizations ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
open access to knowledge
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open licenses ⓘ |
| relatedField |
distance education
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educational technology ⓘ lifelong learning ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | UNESCO Communication and Information Sector ⓘ |
| resultedIn | adoption of the Paris OER Declaration ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| sector | education ⓘ |
| significantDocument |
Paris OER Declaration
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linked to:
2012 Paris OER Declaration
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| sponsor | UNESCO ⓘ |
| startDate | 2012-06-20 ⓘ |
| year | 2012 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress Description of subject: The 2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress was a UNESCO-organized global meeting in Paris that brought together governments and stakeholders to advance the open educational resources movement and led to the adoption of the Paris OER Declaration.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress
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followedBy
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2nd World Open Educational Resources Congress
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linked to: 2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress