Mr Speaker, I move without notice on behalf of the DA:
That the House -
1) notes that Paperight, a Cape Town based print-on-demand company received the O'Reilly Tools of Change Start-Up Showcase's award for Most Entrepreneurial Publishing Start-Up in New York City on 14 February 2013;
2) further notes that Paperight, a company funded by the Shuttleworth Foundation, received this award for its ingenious solution to widespread book shortages in the developing world through a service that allows photocopy shops to legally print books, consisting of more than 200 registered independent outlets in South Africa;
3) recognises that Paperight was one of 10 finalists, the only company nominated outside the United States of America and Europe and the first ever to come from South Africa;
4) acknowledges the difficulty that millions in South Africa face in accessing published works;
5) further acknowledges the importance of making published works easily accessible to millions of people throughout Africa; and
6) congratulates Paperight and encourages publishers to register with Paperight in making their works accessible to all.
Agreed to.