Open Knowledge Foundation

The Open Knowledge Foundation provides a community in which projects with similar goals can thrive - open projects around any kind of open data and content, including software, datasets, visualisation tools, standards, communities and others, are welcome. We're always delighted to bring more projects on board, and can offer a range of support servi... ces depending on the project, potentially including hosting a website, access to a community of open data and open knowledge enthusiasts and experts, and an organisational name which can help a project gain respect. In addition, the Open Knowledge Foundation can amplify the message of the project, helping showcase great work to the world, and can connect a project with potential volunteers in the community. We can also act as the "owner" of project assets such as copyright assignment for open source code, datasets, or domains if needed. For funded projects, we may be able to provide administrative, legal and financial support, and additional technical or specialist support in some cases, by agreement. Projects joining the Foundation need to meet various criteria, such as: Open Data and Content: data and content, or any other kind of resources, produced by the project will be openly licensed in a way that is compatible with the Open Definition Free/Open Source Software: software created by the project will be openly licensed (i.e. in conformance with the OSI Open Source Definition) Public process and politeness: the project will be run in a public way and encourage participation from outsiders. If your project or community is looking for a home, get in touch with us at [email protected] . Please create an account to get started.Read More