Taking advantage of the completion of the initial phase of research into local access options supported by UNDP, a workshop on Promising options and critical issues for national policy and advocacy on ‘open access’ at the local & national levels was jointly organized by UNDP and APC On November 6-8 at the Information Technology Association conference centre to facilitate a dialogue and exchange on “Promising options and critical issues for national policy and advocacy on ‘open access’ at the local & national levels.”