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We build tools and communities to promote open knowledge around the world.

Working Groups

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The Open Knowledge Foundation’s Working Groups are relatively small groups of people who meet virtually and in-person to focus on a particular area of open knowledge. For more details on how they work, see the guide on our wiki. You can track Working Group meetings on our public calendar.

Current Working Groups

  • Working Group on EU Open Data
  • Working Group on Open Data in Archaeology
  • Working Group on Open Data in Science
  • Working Group on Openness and Licensing
  • Working Group on Infrastructure
  • Working Group on Open Knowledge in Development
  • Working Group on Open Resources in the Humanities
  • Working Group on Open Textbooks
  • Working Group on Open Visualisation Technologies
  • Working Group on the Public Domain
  • Working Group on Open Government Data
  • Working Group on Open Geospatial Data
  • Working Group on Open Bibliographic Data
  • Working Group on Open Linguistic Data
  • Working group on Cultural Heritage
  • Coordination Group (aka Projects Committee)
  • Working Group on Open Economics
  • Working Group on Open Energy
  • Working Group on Open Spending Data

Incubating Groups

  • Working Group on Open Hardware
  • Working Group on Climate Science
  • Working Group on Open Legislation

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Join the OKFN Mailing List

Engage with our community by exchanging discussions, events and ideas with others interested in open knowledge on our mailing list.

RSS Activity around our Network

  • Hand book of the carnival, containing Mardi-Gras, its ancient and modern observance (1874)
  • Original acrostics on all the states and presidents of the United States, and various other subjects (1861)
  • Finnish data journalism app contest
  • Notes from Projects and Coord Call, 20th February
  • Week Ahead: Laura Newman
  • Lost Libraries
  • Week Ahead: Lucy Chambers
  • Week ahead: Naomi Lillie

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