<div dir="ltr">As research becomes increasingly global, <b><font color="#ff0000">it is critical to create infrastructure that can connect across geographic boundaries.</font></b> At the meeting, convened by the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), delegates from Australia, Canada, China, Europe, Latin America and the United States agreed on a common vision and the shared principles of openness, sustainability, interoperability and diversity. In addition, participants identified a number of priority areas in which they will begin working together in terms of technical interoperability, policies and services.<div>
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