We are pleased to have this opportunity to report on project “Fostering Governmental Support for Open Educational Resources Internationally”which is being implemented by the Commonwealth of Learning and UNESCO with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.// In these three inter-linked talks I shall present the rationale for the project, Sir John Daniel will update you on the story so far, and then Zeynep Varoglu will tell you about preparations for the World OER Congress in Paris this June which will be the culmination of our efforts.