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A PRIMER
THE OPEN KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION
LAURA JAMES
PRESENTED BY
Okfn.org
Open knowledge is what open data becomes when it’s useful, usable and
used
– accessible, understandable, meaningful, and able to help someone solve a
real problem.
Opendefinition.org
Okfn.org/team
Ckan.org
Data.gov.uk
Data.gov
Openspending.org
Schoolofdata.org
Publicdomainreview.org
Crowdcrafting.org
Datajournalismhandbook.org
Opendatahandbook.org
Okfn.org/local
www.meetup.com/openknowledgefoundation
Okfestival.org
Okfn.org/wg
Okfnlabs.org
And that’s not all
•  Fellowships
•  Partnerships
•  Things I don’t know about
•  Things I’ve forgotten
•  Things I don’t have time to talk about
http://okfn.org
@OKFN
Empowering through open knowledge

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