The award recognizes the effort of creating open access digital repositories, institutions linked to the National Academic Network of Advanced Technology of Colombia (RENATA).

Strengthen the visibility of the scientific, educational and cultural development is one of the main objectives of open access digital repositories. These allow you to gather information and make it available to anyone who needs it.

For the National Academic Network of Advanced Technology (RENATA), the issue of open access to scientific information is a priority, it has created the award for Best Digital Repository, RENATA, through which the institutional effort will be highlighted and the importance repositories play in the visibility of domestic production.

The award is aimed at institutions involved RENATA. The winning institution will receive honorable mention for the rector of the institution and who is leading the initiative, a trip to attend the second International e-Science and Education to be held in May 2012 in Cali, recognition BDCOL page And the winning institution RENATA.