Why Open Access is Right for the World Bank Carlos Rossel, Publisher, The World Bank Open Access Africa University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa November 5, 2012

Why Open Access is Right for the World Bank It wasn’t always so It’s Mission Driven It’s Cutting Edge It makes us Relevant It makes us Open and Transparent It makes us Accountable It makes us Results Driven It Works

It Wasn’t Always So It wasn’t always so “The Bank needs to exploit the commercial potential of its publications” – Publisher’s Job Description, January 2008

World Bank Mission Statement Our Dream is a World Free of Poverty To fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results To help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sector

New Direction: Democratizing Development “We need to do development differently” Robert Zoellick, President, The World Bank Group New Direction: Democratizing Development We need to throw open the doors, recognizing that others can find and create their own solutions. And this open research revolution is underway. We need to recognize that development knowledge is no longer the sole province of the researcher, the scholar, or the ivory tower. The aim is to open the treasure chest of the World Bank’s data and knowledge to every village health care worker, every researcher, everyone. Georgetown University, September 2010

Conflict & Failed States Early Childhood Education Health Gender Equity Jobs Old Age Security Early Childhood Education Climate Change Investment Climate

The Treasure Chest of World Bank Knowledge Conflict & Failed States Early Childhood Education Gender Equity The Treasure Chest of World Bank Knowledge Investment Climate Climate Change Jobs Old Age Security Health

THE WORLD BANK OPEN AGENDA Embracing Openness Open About What We Know (Data and Knowledge) What We Do (Operations and Results) How We Work (Partnerships for Openness) Promote Open Government (Transparency, Accountability) THE WORLD BANK OPEN AGENDA

Four Pillars of the World Bank’s Open Agenda 1. Access to Information Moved from positive to negative list Except for small list of exceptions, documents and reports are available Millions pages viewed since July 2010 Open About What We Do (Operations and Results) “The World Bank’s Access to Information Policy is the gold standard for financial institutions…” − Chad Dobson, Bank Information Center

Access to Information – Website

Access to Information – iPad App

Four Pillars of the World Bank’s Open Agenda Access to Information Open Data Open About What We Know (Data and Knowledge) Open About What We Do (Operations and Results)

Open Data Portal

Open Data: Mapping for Results Portal

Unique Visitors Total Visits Pages Viewed

Four Pillars of the World Bank’s Open Agenda Access to Information Open Data Open Access Policy Creative Commons Licensing Open About What We Know (Data and Knowledge) Open About What We Do (Operations and Results)

Our Conflict

Dissemination of Print Books (Thousands)

“Followers” on Social Media (Thousands)

Dissemination of Print and Electronic Same Content Different Channels (Millions)

Strategic Review of World Bank Publications Create a cutting edge publishing model that fully embraces free and open access, with a particular emphasis on electronic dissemination + = Open Access Publishing

Weekly average: 8,604 Documents Downloaded Weekly Downloads Weekly average: 8,604 Documents Downloaded Large increase in October in number of downloads, doubling from September across all collections

Monthly Downloads Monthly average: 36,874 Documents Downloaded; 42% from Developing Countries

258,117 Downloads (58% developed, 42% developing countries) Total Downloads 258,117 Downloads (58% developed, 42% developing countries) Large increase in October in number of downloads, doubling from September across all collections

Top 30 Countries, by Downloads

Timeline of Content Added Total: Over 9,900 documents Additional legacy content to be added in 2013

Timeline of Repository Development and Addition of Content April May June July August September October 2012 Content: Import of 1,000 externally published journal articles OKR launches with 3,000 research outputs and knowledge products from 2008 to present November Content: Import of 3,000 legacy publications from 2005 to 2008 President Kim takes office Access to Information policy implemented Development: New custom workflow engine Content: Import of 2,800+ Knowledge Notes from 2005 to 2008 Inclusion of Global Financial Development Report 2013 Inclusion of Doing Business 2013 Inclusion of World Development Report 2013 New functionality: Author Profiles New functionality: Enhanced download statistics, and citations reporting

Sustainable Open Access Publishing in a Mission-Driven, Non-Profit Institution Content. Lots of good content Strong brand Enabling authorizing environment OA Policy / CC Licensing / Publishing Policy Client oriented Agile Competitive Focus on customers Innovative Entrepreneurial Really good people Luck You need a steady stream of

The Currency of Open Access Publishing Development Impact

Next Steps Network with, and learn from, the OA community Partner with other institutions for repository interoperability South-South knowledge exchange South-North knowledge exchange Develop Open Educational Resources Advocate for Open Access Where we can add value, help develop OA capacity You need a steady stream of

Why Open Access is Right for the World Bank It’s Mission Driven It’s Cutting Edge It makes us Relevant It makes us Open and Transparent It makes us Accountable It makes us Results Driven It Works If you’re a mission-driven, non-profit institution open access is right for you too

Carlos Rossel, Publisher, The World Bank Thank You! Carlos Rossel, Publisher, The World Bank crossel@worldbank.org