+1 OK international
On Thu, 2014-09-18 at 17:27 +0100, Irina Bolychevsky wrote: > I'm +1 on OKInternational and it can be OKI for short :) > > > > Ira > > > On 17 September 2014 20:15, Everton Zanella Alvarenga > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Naomi and all, > > > > these observations are good. I like best the idea of Open > Knowledge Internation (OKInternational) instead. Already used > this name in an e-mail I just sent in another conversation. > I'll use OKInternational, but sure will listen to other ideas > to come until we find a consensus. :) > > > > P. S. If someday we discover intelligent life in other > planets, I suggest change to Open Knowledge Universal, if > there isn't one already or planets where we don't need to open > up knowledge created by these exotic aliens. > > > > P. P. S. At the university I've studied, University of São > Paulo, at the Clock Square it is written "In the universe of > culture the center is everywhere", said by Miguel Reale. I'd > say the same for the commons of knowledge. :) > > > > Tom > > > > 2014-09-17 9:58 GMT-03:00 Naomi Lillie > <[email protected]>: > > Hi Tom & all, > > > > Interesting! Personally, I am in two minds about this. > > > To me, calling the non-profit organisation 'Open > Knowledge Global' implies we would then speak for all > the global groups, as a sort of collective or overall > representative of all the individual Chapters, Local > Groups, Working Groups and other community groups and > individuals. As you know, this may not always be > appropriate - different groups have different aims and > methods, and - for example - if 'Open Knowledge > Global' were to write a thought-leadership blog on > successful lobbying, that could damage the reputation > of groups in areas where lobbying is perceived as > anarchic or subversive. 'Central' seems more > representative of a supportive administrative hub, > which I would say is closer to my understanding of the > role the non-profit organisation currently undertakes, > or seeks to undertake. > > > On the other hand, I agree there isn't a 'centre' of > Open Knowledge (if there is, I want the key!!). The > non-profit organisation doesn't dictate what groups do > or say, the lines of communication aren't radiating > out from a centre, the groups aren't gathered 'around > the centre'; 'global' allows for a more amorphous > cloud of multiple communication streams, and less > hierarchy. Also being called 'OKCentral' has sometimes > given the impression that the most usual geographic > location for OKCentral to meet - London, Berlin or > Cambridge - is therefore its 'capital' or office. in > the case of London and Cambridge, this is exacerbated > by the fact that there is no established Local Group, > and many people assume 'OKCentral' is the same as > 'OK-UK' or 'OK-England'. 'Global' may go some way to > address this misconception and/or help us move away > from this habit. > > > There are examples of other organisations and > communities being called 'international' - for example > Amnesty International and Greenpeace International - > perhaps people involved in those groups could share > information about what the 'international' there > implies and means in practise, and we could see > whether that model fits with what we all are or hope > to be? > > > I would love to hear more from people on this list > about what you think and/or have experienced, as well > as Local Group and Working Group leaders - here > looping in on CC. > > > Thanks Tom for the thought-provoking suggestion! > > > Naomi (speaking for myself only) > > > > > On 16 September 2014 16:02, Julio Feliciano > <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 > > > > On Sep 15, 2014, at 11:36 PM, Nurunnaby Hasive > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > +1 > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Pieter > > Colpaert <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > +1 > > > > > > Op 15 sep. 2014 13:18 schreef "Rufus > > Pollock" <[email protected]>: > > > > > > > > Very good suggestion Tom - > > we sort of fell into the > > "Central" by accident (btw > > it was always intended to > > convey coordination and > > support rather than > > direction). > > > > > > > > If others were happy with > > the "Global" moniker rather > > than "Central" I think this > > would make perfect sense as > > a change. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Rufus > > > > > > On 13 September 2014 16:12, > > Everton Zanella Alvarenga > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > > > I believe for we > > work as a network, > > we shouldn't have a > > center. Thus I'd > > like to suggest > > henceforth to call > > Open Knowledge > > Central of Open > > Knowledge Global > > (OKCentral -> > > OKGlobal). And we > > work hard to work in > > this way. > > > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > > > Tom > > > > > > -- > > > > Everton Zanella > > Alvarenga (also Tom) > > > > Open Knowledge > > Brasil - Rede pelo > > Conhecimento Livre > > http://br.okfn.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > okfn-discuss mailing > > list > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > > Unsubscribe: > > > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Rufus Pollock > > Founder and President | > > skype: rufuspollock | > > @rufuspollock > > Open Knowledge - see how > > data can change the world > > > > http://okfn.org/ | @okfn | > > Open Knowledge on Facebook > > | Blog > > > > > > > > The Open Knowledge > > Foundation is a > > not-for-profit > > organisation. It is > > incorporated in England & > > Wales as a company limited > > by guarantee, with company > > number 05133759. 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