These are important topics and I think it's a good idea for the International Council on Distance Education (ICDE) to work toward articulating them. UNESCO has already passed resolutions on open access (OA) and open educational resources (OER) and the next logical step is to address the resources and the infrastructure that supports these. The paper (26 page PDF), however, doesn't offer a consistent interpretation. I'm not even sure what the actual title is (there are two titles on the title page). The title addresses 'open innovation', the body addresses 'open science', and the framework diagram addresses 'open frameworks' and 'open infrastructure'. And at a certain point, without a clear understanding of what 'open' means (various definitions are embraced) it all collapses into a muddle. There is a set of five recommendations, and right after that, a set of 7 recommendations. Then three main points. None of these are specific to the topic at hand (they are the usual 'create legal framework', 'support institutions', 'create private sector incentives', 'translate and contextualize' and 'update documentation'.
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