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UK: House Of Commons BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS COMMITTEE meets today

Today (see scedule here), the Business , Innovation and Skills Committee  is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the administration, expenditure and policy of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and its associated public bodies, including Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Inquiry into the Government’s Open Access Policy

Mike Taylor’s submission to the House of Commons inquiry on open access. He includes an executive summary and concludes:
It is not the job of government to concern itself with challenges faced by the publishing community at the expense of other stakeholders. This assertion does not arise from hostility to publishers, but from a simple recognition of who the government serves.