Open Knowledge Foundation

Open Knowledge International is an internationally-recognised non-profit working to open up all essential public interest information and see it utilized to create insight that drives change. To this end we work to create a global movement for open knowledge, supporting a network of leaders and local groups around the world; we facilitate coordination and knowledge sharing within the movement; we build collaboration with change-making organisations within our space and beyond; and, we prototype and provide a home for pioneering products. We are dedicated to promoting open data and open content in all their forms – including government data, publicly funded research and public domain cultural content. Open Knowledge Foundation was founded in 2004 as a UK-based non-profit. A decade later, Open Knowledge International is ready for its next phase of development. We started as an organisation leading the opening up of datasets, and now most big data portals run on CKAN.org, an open source software product developed first by us. Today, it is not only about opening up of data; it is making sure that this data is usable, useful and - most importantly - used, to improve people's lives. Our current projects (OpenSpending.org, OpenTrials.net, SchoolofData.org, and many more) all aim towards giving people access to data, the knowledge to understand it, and the power to use it in our everyday lives. We are a virtual organisation with the whole team working remotely across 5 continents. We are seeking new Board members to help steer the organisation in development and evolution, including our new structure and strategy which brings more focus and clarity to our work.