This report is aiming at contributing to the global movement of OER, adding specific ‘ICDE’ flavour and value by adopting the self-and-distance-learning perspective rather than the current mainstream content-in-classroom perspective. This Task Force involves members from different continents, cultures and education approaches. Showing its support to this initiative, UNESCO invited this Task Force to hold its Kick-off meeting at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris in November 2006.

The ICDE OER Task Force is led by the Rector of the Open Universiteit Nederland (Open University of the Netherlands) and through its members it is connected to several world regions and link to other initiatives on OER, included representation from UNESCO.

The Task Force Members:

•  CHAIR: Fred Mulder, Rector, Open Universiteit Nederland, The Netherlands
  (also chairing  the EADTU Task Force on OER)
• Nick Allen, Provost, University of Maryland University College, USA
• Susan d'Antoni, Programme Specialist, IIEP, UNESCO
• Stuart Hamilton, CEO, Open Universities Australia, Australia
• Helmut Hoyer, Rector, FernUniversität, Germany and Acting ICDE President
• Sally Johnstone, Vice President, Academic, Winona State University, USA
• Fredric M. Litto, President of ABED, Brazil
• Bernard Loing, ICDE Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, France
• Frits Pannekoek, President, Athabasca University, Canada
• Paulina Pannen, Director, SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Centre (SEAMEO SEAMOLEC), Indonesia
• Barney Pityana, Vice Chancellor, University of South Africa, South Africa
• Reidar Roll, Secretary General, ICDE
• Tarek Shawki, Chief of Section, Information Society and ICT in Education, Science and Culture section, UNESCO
• Atwi Suparman, Rector, Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
• David Vincent, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Strategy Planning and External Affairs, The Open University, UK