The Electronic Publishing Trust for Development (EPT) has co-awarded the 2013 EPT award for individuals in developing countries working for Open Access to Muthu Madhan of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). The other award went to Rosemary Otando, Systems Librarian, EIFL Country and Open Access Coordinator at the University of Nairobi Library in, Kenya. The EPT award is an annual international award to recognise the impact that individuals in developing countries make in promoting Open Access.

To get some of Mr. M Mudhan's views on Open Access and Openness read this Open Access Interview@AIMS. 

Interested to learn more about the EPT award for individuals in developing countries working for Open Access click here.

Congratulations to Mr. Madhan.

More information http://epublishingtrust.net/ept-award-2013/