Open knowledge

"Open knowledge (or free knowledge) is knowledge that is free to use, reuse, and redistribute without legal, social, or technological restriction.[1] Open knowledge organizations and activists have proposed principles and methodologies related to the production and distribution of knowledge in an open manner." - Wikipedia

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Shareyourpaper.org
shareyourpaper.org

Shareyourpaper.org

Make your research visible and see 30% more citations

Open knowledge
#semanticClimate
semanticclimate.github.io/p/en

#semanticClimate

Liberating knowledge from climate-related reports

Citizen science, Open knowledge, Crowdsourcing
Open Plaques
openplaques.org

Open Plaques

Open Plaques is a community-based project which brings to life the history that plaques encapsulate.

Glasgow
since 2009
Open knowledge
Wikidata Embedding Project
wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Embedding_Project

Wikidata Embedding Project

The project’s aim is to enhance the search functionality of Wikidata by integrating vector-based semantic search.

Berlin
since 2025
Open knowledge, Artificial Intelligence, Data governance
Wikipedia
Allmaps
allmaps.org

Allmaps

Allmaps makes it easier and more inspiring to curate, georeference and explore collections of digitized maps.

Mapping, Mapping tools, Archives
history
Wikipedia
wikipedia.org

Wikipedia

San Francisco
since 2001
Open knowledge, Predecessors & Pioneers, Crowdsourcing
Wikipedia
Stichting Internet Archive / Internet Archive Europe
stichtinginternetarchive.nl

Stichting Internet Archive / Internet Archive Europe

Internet Archive Europe is a project by the Dutch non-profit research library Stichting Internet Archive. It is building collections and tools to bring them to life.

Netherlands (Nederland, Holland) 🇳🇱
Archives, Artificial Intelligence, Open knowledge
culture
WikiProject AI Cleanup
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AI_Cleanup

WikiProject AI Cleanup

San Francisco
Artificial Intelligence, Open knowledge
Wikipedia
Creative Commons
creativecommons.org

Creative Commons

Creative Commons is an international nonprofit organization that empowers people to grow and sustain the thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture we need to address the world's most pressing c...

Mountain View, CA
Open knowledge, Open source, Open internet
culture
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
doaj.org

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Directory of Open Access Journals: Find open access journals & articles.

Denmark (Danmark) 🇩🇰
Open knowledge, Open science, Research tools
The Uncensored Library
uncensoredlibrary.com

The Uncensored Library

Censored articles were republished in books within Minecraft, giving readers the chance to inform themselves about the real political situation in their countries and learn the importance of press fre...

Open knowledge, Games and gamification
free speech, libraries
alphaXiv
alphaxiv.org/explore

alphaXiv

Students at Stanford have built alphaXiv, an open discussion forum for arXiv papers

Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA
since 2024
Academia, Open knowledge, Meet the others
Invest in Open
investinopen.org

Invest in Open

Open science, Open knowledge, Funders & donors
Every CRS Report
everycrsreport.com

Every CRS Report

We’re publishing reports by Congress’s think tank, the Congressional Research Service, which provides valuable insight and non-partisan analysis of issues of public debate. These reports are already a...

Washington, DC
Govtech, Open knowledge, Research tools
The Institutional Data Initiative at Harvard Law School Library
institutionaldatainitiative.org

The Institutional Data Initiative at Harvard Law School Library

Strengthening society’s connection to knowledge by advancing our access to and understanding of the data that shapes AI.

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
since 2024
Civic data, Artificial Intelligence, Open knowledge
libraries
Wiki Education
wikiedu.org

Wiki Education

Wiki Education engages students and academics to improve Wikipedia

Chico, California
Open knowledge, Academia, Crowdsourcing
Wikipedia, students
AMBER
amberlink.org

AMBER

Amber is a tool for blogs & websites to keep linked content accessible

Berkman Center For Internet, Everett Street, Cambridge, MA
Open knowledge, Archives
extensions
EveryDoor
every-door.app

EveryDoor

EveryDoor is an OpenStreetMap editor for POIs and entrances.

Open knowledge, Crowdsourcing, Mapping
Field Tasking Manager (FieldTM)
fmtm.hotosm.org

Field Tasking Manager (FieldTM)

FIeldTM allows for coordinating field mapping activities in Open Mapping campaigns. While there are existing field mapping applications, there is a lack of efficient tools to coordinate these activiti...

since 2022
Mapping, Mapping tools, Crowdsourcing
OpenStreetMap, humanitarian
StreetComplete
streetcomplete.app

StreetComplete

This app finds missing map data in your vicinity and displays it on a map as quests. Solve each quest by visiting the location on-site and answering a simple question to update the map.

Mapping, Mapping tools, Crowdsourcing
SketchMapTool
sketch-map-tool.heigit.org

SketchMapTool

The Sketch Map Tool is an easy-to-use tool for participatory sketch mapping through offline collection, digitization and georeferencing of local spatial knowledge. The tool has a variety of applicatio...

Mapping, Mapping tools, Crowdsourcing
BudLib
github.com/budlib

BudLib

BudLib is an open-source Library Management System, built and designed from ground up, primarily for smaller and independent schools.

Calgary, AB, Canada
Open knowledge, General purpose open source tools
students, libraries
Public Domain Works Search Engine
github.com/mrrern/dp_finder

Public Domain Works Search Engine

We created a search engine for public domain works that can be adapted to work in each country as the legislation changes according to the nationality of the author of the work.

Open knowledge
Common Crawl
commoncrawl.org

Common Crawl

Common Crawl maintains a free, open repository of web crawl data that can be used by anyone.

since 2007
Open knowledge, Civic data, Open internet
Datamuse
datamuse.com

Datamuse

Datamuse is a collection of websites, mobile apps, and APIs designed to help people create and communicate more effectively.

Massachusetts
since 2000
Open knowledge
Digital Public Library of America
dp.la

Digital Public Library of America

Discover 49,883,271 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States

Chicago, IL
Open knowledge
Prototype Open Knowledge Network (Proto-OKN)
new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/building-prototype-open-knowledge-network-proto

Prototype Open Knowledge Network (Proto-OKN)

Supports the creation of a prototype Open Knowledge Network — an essential public-data infrastructure to power the next information revolution.

Alexandria, VA
since 2024
Open knowledge, Civic data
United States (federal government)
Measurement Lab
measurementlab.net

Measurement Lab

Measure the Internet, save the data, and make it universally accessible and useful.

since 2009
Connectivity, Foundational layers, Open knowledge
arXiv.org
arxiv.org

arXiv.org

arXiv is a free distribution service and an open-access archive for nearly 2.4 million scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative fi...

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Open science, Open knowledge
WikiProject Medicine
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Medicine

WikiProject Medicine

WP:MED as it is known aims to manage and help in curation of Wikipedia's medical articles.

San Francisco
Open knowledge
Good health and well-being, Wikipedia
Wikidata search tool for Venezuelan works in public domain
ve.creativecommons.net/2021/02/09/editathon-2020-dominio-publico

Wikidata search tool for Venezuelan works in public domain

An automated query in Wikidata of all existing profiles of Venezuelan authors, scientists and creators whose works are in the public domain according to national and international laws by virtue of th...

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 🇻🇪
Open knowledge
Wikipedia, culture
OA.Works
oa.works

OA.Works

Powerfully simple open access tools for a just and kind information age.

Adjacent Fields, Open science, Open knowledge
vc-ed (Verifiable Credentials for Education Task Force)
w3c-ccg.github.io/vc-ed

vc-ed (Verifiable Credentials for Education Task Force)

The Verifiable Credentials for Education Task Force will explore the use of Verifiable Credentials that represent education, employment, and achievement credentials

Adjacent Fields, Open knowledge, Data schemas and standards
Quality education
World Health Organization (WHO) Academy
who.int/about/who-academy

World Health Organization (WHO) Academy

Now under development, the Academy will offer online and in-person courses to millions of health workers and others around the world. 

Lyon
Digital transformation, Open knowledge
Good health and well-being, MOOCs
LearnCard
learncard.com

LearnCard

What if we worked together to enable learner sovereignty, mobility and agency?

Open knowledge, Blockchain, Emerging tech
apps, Quality education
Learning Economy Foundation
learningeconomy.io

Learning Economy Foundation

A Steward of the Internet of Education, Web3, Blockchain, Digital Wallets, Crypto, DOAs, and Verifiable Credentials for Learning

since 2018
Open knowledge
Quality education
Alliance For Taxpayer Access
taxpayeraccess.org

Alliance For Taxpayer Access

The Alliance for Taxpayer Access works to ensure that the published results of research funded with public dollars are made available to the American public, for free, online, as soon as possible.

21 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 US
since 2004
Open knowledge
Open Knowledge Foundation France
fr.okfn.org

Open Knowledge Foundation France

Nous sommes l’Open Knowledge Foundation France, un groupe local de l’Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF), créé en décembre 2012.

La Cantine - 12 Galerie Montmartre 75002 Paris
since 2012
Open knowledge
culture
Public Knowledge
publicknowledge.org

Public Knowledge

Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works.

Open knowledge
Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Uganda

Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda

Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda is a team of self-motivated individuals who improve articles on Wikimedia Foundation project websites and promote free and open access to knowledge locally. They...

Open knowledge, Meet the others
Wikimedians of the Caribbean User Group
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_the_Caribbean_User_Group

Wikimedians of the Caribbean User Group

The Wikimedians of the Caribbean Usergroup is a Wikimedia user group focused on the peoples of the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora, bringing together cultures and languages, and also the communit...

The Caribbean
Open knowledge, Meet the others
diaspora
The Turing Way: Community-led guides for data science and open research
the-turing-way.netlify.app/welcome

The Turing Way: Community-led guides for data science and open research

Alan Turing has long proved a subject of fascination, but following the centenary of his birth in 2012, the code-breaker, computer pioneer, mathematician (and much more) has become even more celebrate...

The Alan Turing Institute, Euston Road, London, UK
since 2017
Data science for social good, Digital literacy, Books
guides, books
Social Science One
socialscience.one

Social Science One

Social Science One implements a new type of partnership between academic researchers and the private sector to advance the goals of social science in understanding and solving society’s greatest chall...

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Media, Fight disinformation, Civic data
RefB
wikicred.org/#projects

RefB

A Bot to Add References to WikiData Statements

Media, Open knowledge
Wikipedia
Open Knowledge Nepal
oknp.org

Open Knowledge Nepal

Liberating Knowledge for Opportunities

Nepal 🇳🇵
Civic apps outfits, Open knowledge
Abierto al publico
blogs.iadb.org/conocimiento-abierto/en

Abierto al publico

In "Abierto al Público" we explore the use of open knowledge through data, code and other media.

The People, Learn about civic tech, News and blogs
Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland e.V.
okfn.de

Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland e.V.

Schlesische Str 6, 10997 Berlin, Germany
since 2011
Access to information, Watchdogging and transparency, Government transparency
Access to Information Community of Practice
Open Knowledge Brasil
ok.org.br

Open Knowledge Brasil

A Open Knowledge Brasil (OKBR), também chamada de Rede pelo Conhecimento Livre, é o capítulo da Open Knowledge Internacional no Brasil.

Brazil (Brasil) 🇧🇷
Adjacent Fields, Open knowledge
Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Community of Practice
Platformable
platformable.com

Platformable

Platformable supports the development of open ecosystems

Barcelona
Civic and social impact companies, Civic data, Civic data APIs
Prototype Fund
prototypefund.de

Prototype Fund

Der Prototype Fund ist ein Förderprogramm des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), das von der Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland betreut und ausgewertet wird.

Singerstraße 109, 10179 Berlin, Germany
since 2016
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
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