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{{short description|Non-profit organisation promoting free and reusable access to knowledge}}
{{redirect|Open Knowledge|the concept|Open knowledge}}
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| author = Open Knowledge Foundation
| url = http://okfn.org/about/
| title = About Us
| access-date = 27 April 2011
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| key_people = [[Rufus Pollock]], [[Catherine Stihler]]▼
| area_served = International▼
| focus = [[Open knowledge]] broadly, including [[open access]], [[open content]], [[open science]] and [[open data]]▼
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'''Open Knowledge Foundation''' ('''OKF''') is a global, non-profit network that promotes and shares information at no charge, including both content and data.<ref
== Aims ==
The aims of Open Knowledge Foundation are:<ref name="about-okf" />
*Promoting the idea of open knowledge, both what it is, and why
*Running open knowledge events, such as OKCon.
*Working on open knowledge projects, such as Open Economics or Open Shakespeare.
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== People ==
The Open Knowledge Foundation Advisory Council includes people from the areas of [[open access]], [[open data]], [[open content]], [[open science]], [[data visualization]] and [[digital rights]]. In 2015, it consisted of:<ref>{{Cite web|title =
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*[[Hans Rosling]]
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*[[Yasodara Cordova]]
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== Network ==
As of 2018, Open Knowledge Foundation has 11 official chapters and 38 groups in different countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Open Knowledge: The Global Network|url = https://okfn.org/network/|website =
It also supports 19 working groups.
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== Operations ==
[[File:Entrevista Michael Bauer CCCB.webm|thumb|Interview with Michael Bauer, Open Knowledge Foundation former employee at [[Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.cccb.org/lab/video_michael-bauer-necessitem-periodistes-per-posar-les-dades-en-context/|title=Michael Bauer: "Necessitem periodistes per posar les dades en context" - Vídeo
Many of Open Knowledge Foundation's projects are technical in nature. Its most prominent project, [[CKAN]], is used by many of the world's governments to host open catalogues of data that their countries possess.<ref>{{cite web|last=data.gov.uk|title=Project Info: Who is Involved with the project?|url=http://data.gov.uk/about/|publisher=HM Government|quote=These include the Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network (CKAN): CKAN stores the catalogue behind data.gov.uk and a growing number of open data registries around the world.}}</ref>
The organisation tends to support its aims by hosting infrastructure for semi-independent projects to develop. This approach to organising was hinted as one of its earliest projects was a project management service called KnowledgeForge, which runs on the
=== Advocacy ===
Open Knowledge Foundation is an active partner with organisations working in similar areas, such as open educational resources.<ref>{{cite web|last = Open Educational Resources Commons|title = About|url = http://www.oercommons.org/about|
Open Knowledge Foundation has produced the [[The Open Definition|Open Knowledge Definition]], an attempt to clarify some of the ambiguity surrounding the terminology of openness,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://opendefinition.org/|title = Open Definition|publisher = Open Definition|date = 2011-06-17|
▲Open Knowledge Foundation is an active partner with organisations working in similar areas, such as open educational resources.<ref>{{cite web|last = Open Educational Resources Commons|title = About|url = http://www.oercommons.org/about|accessdate = 1 November 2015|quote = Strategic Development and Outreach Partners ... Open Knowledge Foundation}}</ref>
Outside of technology, Open Knowledge Foundation plays a role in advocating for openness broadly. This includes supporting the drafting of reports, facilitating consultation<ref>{{cite web|last = Open Society Foundations|title = Public Feedback Solicited on Access to Information and Open Government Data|url = http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/focus/communication/news/access-consultation-20100910|
▲Open Knowledge Foundation has produced the [[Open Knowledge Definition]], an attempt to clarify some of the ambiguity surrounding the terminology of openness,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://opendefinition.org/|title = Open Definition|publisher = Open Definition|date = 2011-06-17|accessdate = 1 November 2015}}</ref> as well as the [[Open Software Service Definition]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://blog.okfn.org/2008/07/14/open-software-service-definition-launched/|title = Open Software Service Definition Launched|accessdate = 1 November 2015|date = 2008-07-14}}</ref> It also supported the development of the [[Open Database License]] (ODbL).<ref>{{cite web |last = Creative Commons|title = CC Salon Berlin and openeverything focus – Feb. 26|url = https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/12919|accessdate = 29 October 2015|date = 2009-02-23}}</ref>
Rufus Pollock, one of Open Knowledge Foundation's founders, and current board secretary sits on the [[UK government]]'s [[Public Sector Transparency Board]].<ref>{{cite web|last = data.govt.uk|title = New Public Sector Transparency Board and Public Data Transparency Principles|url = http://data.gov.uk/blog/new-public-sector-transparency-board-and-public-data-transparency-principles|publisher = HM Government|
▲Outside of technology, Open Knowledge Foundation plays a role in advocating for openness broadly. This includes supporting the drafting of reports, facilitating consultation<ref>{{cite web|last = Open Society Foundations|title = Public Feedback Solicited on Access to Information and Open Government Data|url = http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/focus/communication/news/access-consultation-20100910|accessdate = 1 November 2015|date = September 2010|quote = Information Program grantee Access Info Europe, together with the Open Knowledge Foundation, are holding a public consultation on open government data and the right of access to information.|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110108145856/http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/focus/communication/news/access-consultation-20100910|archive-date = 8 January 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last = Electronic Frontier Foundation|title = Digital Rights Management: A failure in the developed world, a danger to the developing world|url = https://www.eff.org/wp/digital-rights-management-failure-developed-world-danger-developing-world|accessdate = 1 November 2015|date = 2005-03-23}}</ref> and producing guides.<ref>{{cite web|last = Dietrich|first = Daniel|title = Open Data Manual|url = http://opendatamanual.org/|accessdate = 1 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130827053435/http://opendatamanual.org/|archive-date = 27 August 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref>
The Prototype Fund is a project of the Open Knowledge Foundation Germany, funded by the [[Federal Ministry of Education and Research]] (BMBF). It is a low-threshold funding program for Germany software developers who develop innovative [[open source software]].
▲Rufus Pollock, one of Open Knowledge Foundation's founders, and current board secretary sits on the [[UK government]]'s [[Public Sector Transparency Board]].<ref>{{cite web|last = data.govt.uk|title = New Public Sector Transparency Board and Public Data Transparency Principles|url = http://data.gov.uk/blog/new-public-sector-transparency-board-and-public-data-transparency-principles|publisher = HM Government|accessdate = 1 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110925185118/http://data.gov.uk/blog/new-public-sector-transparency-board-and-public-data-transparency-principles|archive-date = 25 September 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref>
=== Technical ===
[[File:Geo-datos.jpeg|frame|Banner for the [[Geodata]] project in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]]] [[File:OpenGLAM Logo.svg|thumb|OpenGLAM logo]]
The foundation places a strong interest in the use of [[open source]] technologies. Its software projects are hosted on [[GitHub]], which utilises the [[Git (software)|Git]] [[version control software]]. Some of the projects are listed below:<ref>{{cite web|url =
*[[CKAN]], a tool that provides store for metadata. This enables governments to quickly and cheaply provide a catalogue of their data.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Feature Tour {{!}} ckan - The open source data portal software|url = http://ckan.org/features/|website = ckan.org|
* Datahub,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://datahub.io/|title = datahub.io|publisher = datahub.io|date = 2006-06-23|
* Frictionless Data,<ref>{{cite web |title=Frictionless Data |url=https://frictionlessdata.io/ |website=Frictionless Data |
* Open bibliography, broadly construed as efforts to catalogue and build tools for working with and publishing bibliographic resources,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/inf11/jiscexpo/jiscopenbib.aspx|title = Open Bibliography|publisher = JISC|
* OpenGLAM,<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Open Definition - Open Definition - Defining Open in Open Data, Open Content and Open Knowledge|url = http://opendefinition.org|website = opendefinition.org|
* Open Economics<ref>{{Cite web|title = Open Economics|url = http://openeconomics.net|website = openeconomics.net|
* Open Knowledge Forums<ref>{{Cite web|title = Open Knowledge Forums|url = https://discuss.okfn.org|website = discuss.okfn.org|
* Information Accessibility Initiative
* Open [[geodata]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Open Geodata Community
* Guide to open data licensing
* "Get the Data" — a web-site for questions and answer on how to get data sets.
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=== Events ===
Much of the collaboration with other related organisations occurs via events that the foundation hosts.<ref>{{cite web|last = Holloway|first = Michael|title =
Annually, Open Knowledge Foundation supports [[International Open Data Day]].
===Panton Principles and Fellowships (Open data in Science)===
The [[Panton Principles]] (for Open Data in Science) in 2010 had large contributions from Open Knowledge people and in 2011 Jonathan Gray and [[Peter Murray-Rust]] successfully obtained funding from OSF for two fellowships, held by Sophie Kershaw
===Other===
[[File:D-cent logo.jpg|thumb|upright=.7|D-CENT logo]]
Open Knowledge Foundation also supports Apps for Europe,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Apps for Europe {{!}} turning data into business|url = http://www.appsforeurope.eu/|website = www.appsforeurope.eu|
== See also ==
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* [[Open education]]
* [[Tactical Technology Collective]]
* [[Sovereign Tech Fund]]
== References ==
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*[http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org/okfn/open-knowledge-foundation-history A self-published history of the Open Knowledge Foundation]
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