+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 [1]", said by Miguel [2]Reale [2]. 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
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