+1 for OK International. OKI for short - perfect ;-) On 20 September 2014 22:08, alberto abella <[email protected]> wrote:
> +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 > <http://obasculante.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/foto-reloj-usp.jpg>", > said by Miguel <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Reale>Reale > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Reale>. I'd say the same for the > commons of knowledge. :) > > > Tom > > > 2014-09-17 9:58 GMT-03:00 Naomi Lillie <naomi <[email protected]>. > <[email protected]>lillie <[email protected]>@ > <[email protected]>okfn <[email protected]>.org > <[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 > <https://twitter.com/rufuspollock>* > > *Open Knowledge <http://okfn.org/>** - s**ee how data can change > the world* > > *http://okfn.org/ <http://okfn.org/> | @okfn > <http://twitter.com/OKFN> | Open Knowledge on Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/OKFNetwork> | **Blog <http://blog.okfn.org/>* > > > 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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