Introduction to Open Knowledge

Yulli JeremiaCommunity Leader-OKFN Tanzania

OKFN TANZANIA Meet-up #119th February 2014

Yulli JeremiaCommunity Leader-OKFN Tanzania

OKFN TANZANIA Meet-up #119th February 2014

AGENDA

• General introduction about the field of openknowledge/data

• Current (open...) opportunities that can beexploited by the DOKCO community

• Community membership and values• Brain storming on the direction of the

community (potential innovative projectsetc.)

• General introduction about the field of openknowledge/data

• Current (open...) opportunities that can beexploited by the DOKCO community

• Community membership and values• Brain storming on the direction of the

community (potential innovative projectsetc.)

Who are the Open KnowledgeFoundation?

• We are the global movement to openknowledge around the world and see it usedand useful.

• We bring together a diverse community,building a network of individuals andorganizations founded on key principles.

• We are the global movement to openknowledge around the world and see it usedand useful.

• We bring together a diverse community,building a network of individuals andorganizations founded on key principles.

Who are the Open KnowledgeFoundation?

• We create change educating, empowering,evangelizing and making.

• We promote open access, open content andopen data and the public domain.

• We create change educating, empowering,evangelizing and making.

• We promote open access, open content andopen data and the public domain.

How do we define knowledge?

• The term knowledge is taken to include:• Content such as music, films, books• Data be it scientific, historical, geographic or

otherwise• Government and other administrative

information See more at:http://opendefinition.org/od/#sthash.miKFOKOZ.dpuf

• The term knowledge is taken to include:• Content such as music, films, books• Data be it scientific, historical, geographic or

otherwise• Government and other administrative

information See more at:http://opendefinition.org/od/#sthash.miKFOKOZ.dpuf

How do we define “Open”?

• A piece of data or content is open if anyone isfree to use, reuse, and redistribute it —subject only, at most, to the requirement toattribute and/or share-alike.” - See more at:http://opendefinition.org/#sthash.MbZfOv9f.dpuf

• A piece of data or content is open if anyone isfree to use, reuse, and redistribute it —subject only, at most, to the requirement toattribute and/or share-alike.” - See more at:http://opendefinition.org/#sthash.MbZfOv9f.dpuf

Why Open?

OPENKNOWLEDGE

CLOSEDKNOWLEDGE

Open source Open dataOpen

content open access

Open source

• Software development using open sourceresources

• Internet as the catalyst for OS.• Source code available for the public for use

and modification. For more seehttp://opensource.org/

• Software development using open sourceresources

• Internet as the catalyst for OS.• Source code available for the public for use

and modification. For more seehttp://opensource.org/

Open Data

• Data as a resource• Data is closed (by legal, technological etc.

barriers)• Government open data (geo-data, culture,

financial, statistics, weather, environment,transport)

• Scientific open data

• Data as a resource• Data is closed (by legal, technological etc.

barriers)• Government open data (geo-data, culture,

financial, statistics, weather, environment,transport)

• Scientific open data

Open content

• A creative work that others can copy andmodify.

• Eg. Films, videos, pictures, open educationalresources etc.

• A creative work that others can copy andmodify.

• Eg. Films, videos, pictures, open educationalresources etc.

Open access

• Free access to academic/scholarly work viainternet.

• Open access journals etc.

Current open (…) opportunities

• OGP• Tanzania Open Government Initiative• We need to create apps, visualize data for civic

engagement, conduct data analytics,campaign for FOI, liberate more data,participate in public policy-making, create anddeploy open source software, initiate openscience projects, open education resources,campaign for open licenses etc.

• OGP• Tanzania Open Government Initiative• We need to create apps, visualize data for civic

engagement, conduct data analytics,campaign for FOI, liberate more data,participate in public policy-making, create anddeploy open source software, initiate openscience projects, open education resources,campaign for open licenses etc.

Why Dar es Salaam OpenKnowledge Community?

• Sense of togetherness• Division of work• Cooperation/collaboration

• Sense of togetherness• Division of work• Cooperation/collaboration

Who can join?

• Anyone; librarians, journalists, students,developers, academics, etc. with interest inopen data, open knowledge, opengovernment, open educational resources,open software, open source licensing, openaccess, etc.

• Anyone; librarians, journalists, students,developers, academics, etc. with interest inopen data, open knowledge, opengovernment, open educational resources,open software, open source licensing, openaccess, etc.

Community Values

• Volunteerism• Open knowledge• Respect and tolerance• Collaborative• Pragmatic not fanatic• Making and talking• Change making

• Volunteerism• Open knowledge• Respect and tolerance• Collaborative• Pragmatic not fanatic• Making and talking• Change making

Join us

• @okfntz• Face book group: OKFN TANZANIA• Community Blog coming soon

Brainstorming on the Community’sFuture

• Potential projects• Working groups• Participation in Open Data Day (22nd February

2014)• Next meet up

• Potential projects• Working groups• Participation in Open Data Day (22nd February

2014)• Next meet up

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