Abstract
This article presents public policies for open access models in Argentina and Brazil, two countries that have pioneered the subject in Latin America. The methodology used is comparative documentation, whereby the legal and political frameworks of open access systems are contrasted, paying special attention to the education, science, culture and government sectors. The main conclusion is that, in spite of technological and legal difficulties, public policies provide accessible information and quality knowledge.
Highlights
Free access to cultural and scientific information is the main process to generate new knowledge, a key factor in 21st-century society
With the development and growth of the Internet and other information technologies, new ways of publication and innovative formulas to access knowledge have been created (Parada, 2005). It is in this context where “open access” is born, to allow free access to readers through digital and online versions of scientific articles
Open Access in science has progressed along a very specific course; the research results that are published in indexed journals are disseminated, and a standard that measures the quality of the research and the impact of the public investment in the area has been established
Summary
Free access to cultural and scientific information is the main process to generate new knowledge, a key factor in 21st-century society. These resources include the permits and legal characteristics enabling them to be published and disseminated on the Web (Arencibia Jorge, 2006). The exploration was based on the analysis of politics and the idea of “public goods”.1
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