With the aim of raising awareness in the Arab world about new approaches to copyright, such as open source/open publishing models, as well as the creative commons movement, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina organized a seminar entitled "New Tools for the Dissemination of Knowledge and the Promotion of Innovation and Creativity: Global developments and Regional Challenges.
The aim of this seminar was to raise the awareness of global developments in the areas of access to knowledge, open collaborative models, creative commons in the Arab world.
It also aimed to launch a process of networking and partnerships between Arab stakeholders with an interest in these issues (such as government officials, scientists, academics, authors, artists, consumers) and a number of these global initiatives.
This seminar also seeked to develop a regional research agenda in the area of access to knowledge that may contribute to development efforts in the region.