Open Knowledge Foundation

Summary

Open Knowledge Foundation is a nonprofit organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Open Knowledge Foundation was a member of MyData Global^[3].
• Open Knowledge Foundation was a member of Radical Open Access Collective^[4].
• Open Knowledge Foundation was a member of CKAN Association^[5].
• Open Knowledge Foundation was a member of Communia^[6].
• Open Knowledge Foundation is in the country of United Kingdom^[7].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[8].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's instance of is recorded as business^[9].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's instance of is recorded as open content^[10].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's founder is recorded as Rufus Pollock^[11].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as London^[12].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge^[13].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's chief executive officer is recorded as Renata Ávila Pinto^[14].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Open Knowledge Belgium^[15].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Open Knowledge Finland^[16].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Open Knowledge Österreich^[17].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Open Knowledge Sweden^[18].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's Commons category is recorded as Open Knowledge (organization)^[19].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Vanessa Barnett^[20].
• May 20, 2004 marks the founding of Open Knowledge Foundation^[21].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's official website is recorded as https://www.okfn.org/^[22].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus^[23].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OPEN KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION'}^[24].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'For a fair, free and open future'}^[25].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'For a fair, sustainable and open future'}^[26].
• Open Knowledge Foundation's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares^[27].

Body

Founding

Open Knowledge Foundation's founder is recorded as Rufus Pollock^[11]. May 20, 2004 marks the founding of it^[21].

Identity

Open Knowledge Foundation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OPEN KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION'}^[24]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OKF'}^[28].

Leadership

Open Knowledge Foundation's chief executive officer is recorded as Renata Ávila Pinto^[14]. Its chairperson is recorded as Vanessa Barnett^[20].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London^[12], a metropolis^[29], in Roman Empire^[30], founded in 0047^[31] and Cambridge^[13], a college town^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 0001^[34]. Subsidiaries include Open Knowledge Belgium^[15], an organization^[35], in Belgium^[36], founded in 2012^[37], headquartered in BeCentral^[38]; Open Knowledge Finland^[16], a nonprofit organization^[39], in Finland^[40]; Open Knowledge Österreich^[17], a nonprofit organization^[41], in Austria^[42], headquartered in Vienna^[43]; and Open Knowledge Sweden^[18], an organization^[44], in Sweden^[45].

Why It Matters

Open Knowledge Foundation ranks in the top 7% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Works attributed to it include Open Database License^[48], a copyleft license^[49].