UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation

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UNESCO recommendation international policy framework open educational resources policy instrument

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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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER)	1
UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation canonical	1
UNESCO OER Recommendation	1
UNESCO OER Recommendation 2019	1
UNESCO Open Educational Resources programme	1
UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER)	1

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Target entity: UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation
Context triple: [Open Educational Resources, isEncouragedBy, UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation]

A. 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.
B. Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources are freely accessible, openly licensed teaching and learning materials that can be used, adapted, and shared by educators and learners worldwide.
C. Open Knowledge Foundation
Open Knowledge Foundation is a global nonprofit organization that promotes open data and open knowledge to foster transparency, innovation, and civic engagement.
D. Consortium on Financing Higher Education
The Consortium on Financing Higher Education is an organization of highly selective, private colleges and universities in the United States that collaborates on issues related to financial aid, affordability, and access to higher education.
E. universal digital library
The universal digital library is a conceptual global repository aiming to provide seamless, searchable access to all recorded human knowledge in digital form.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources are freely accessible, openly licensed teaching and learning materials that can be used, adapted, and shared by educators and learners worldwide.
C. Open Knowledge Foundation
Open Knowledge Foundation is a global nonprofit organization that promotes open data and open knowledge to foster transparency, innovation, and civic engagement.
D. Constitution of UNESCO
The Constitution of UNESCO is the foundational legal charter that establishes the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s purposes, structure, and guiding principles.
E. CBE—Life Sciences Education
CBE—Life Sciences Education is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal focusing on research and evidence-based practices in biology and life sciences education.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO recommendation ⓘ international policy framework ⓘ open educational resources policy instrument ⓘ
adoptedAs	Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER) ⓘ linked to: UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation
adoptedBy	UNESCO General Conference ⓘ linked to: General Conference of UNESCO UNESCO Member States ⓘ linked to: Member States of the United Nations
adoptionDate	2019-11-25 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	Paris, France ⓘ linked to: Paris
adoptionSession	40th session of the UNESCO General Conference ⓘ linked to: General Conference of UNESCO
aimsTo	promote the adaptation of open educational resources ⓘ promote the creation of open educational resources ⓘ promote the sharing of open educational resources ⓘ promote the use of open educational resources ⓘ support inclusive and equitable quality education ⓘ support lifelong learning opportunities for all ⓘ
appliesTo	UNESCO Member States ⓘ
basedOn	2012 Paris OER Declaration ⓘ
encourages	accessibility and inclusion in OER design ⓘ multilingual and culturally diverse OER ⓘ open licensing of publicly funded educational resources ⓘ use of open file formats and standards ⓘ
fullName	UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER) ⓘ linked to: UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation
hasPillar	building the capacity of stakeholders to create, access, re-use, adapt and redistribute OER ⓘ developing supportive policy for OER ⓘ encouraging inclusive and equitable quality OER ⓘ nurturing the creation of sustainability models for OER ⓘ promoting and reinforcing international cooperation in OER ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalNature	non-binding instrument ⓘ
monitoringMechanism	periodic reporting by Member States to UNESCO ⓘ
policyArea	digital learning ⓘ higher education ⓘ open education ⓘ primary and secondary education ⓘ technical and vocational education and training ⓘ
publisher	UNESCO ⓘ
relatedTo	UNESCO Education Sector strategy ⓘ linked to: UNESCO UNESCO Open Educational Resources programme ⓘ linked to: UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation
shortName	UNESCO OER Recommendation ⓘ linked to: UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation
subject	education policy ⓘ open educational resources ⓘ
supportsGoal	Sustainable Development Goal 4 ⓘ linked to: Sustainable Development Goals inclusive and equitable quality education ⓘ lifelong learning for all ⓘ

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