introducing open knowledge in tanzania
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OPEN KNOWLEDGE, OPEN DATA, OPEN CONTENT, OPEN SOURCE, DAR ES SALAAM OPEN KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY, TANZANIA OPEN GOVERNMENTTRANSCRIPT
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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
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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.)
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Why Open?
OPENKNOWLEDGE
CLOSEDKNOWLEDGE
Open source Open dataOpen
content open access
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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/
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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
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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.
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Open access
• Free access to academic/scholarly work viainternet.
• Open access journals etc.
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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.
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Why Dar es Salaam OpenKnowledge Community?
• Sense of togetherness• Division of work• Cooperation/collaboration
• Sense of togetherness• Division of work• Cooperation/collaboration
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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.
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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
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Join us
• @okfntz• Face book group: OKFN TANZANIA• Community Blog coming soon
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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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THANK YOUFOR
LISTENING!
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LISTENING!