Antti, Following on from what Laura just said -- I had an interesting chat with the guys from Goteo <http://www.goteo.org/> the other day and they're really trying to push open data related projects.
I quite like their crowd funding platform and it puts a good emphasis on crowd participation too -- so might be worth having a look there. Sam On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Laura James <[email protected]> wrote: > Antti, > > That sounds like a project which could be crowd-funded, with interested > people committing small sums upfront and maybe getting a copy of the work > at the end. Kickstarter is the well known platform in this space, but > doesn't support projects based outside the US. You could look at SPonsume > or IndieGoGo. This would give you the funds upfront if there was real > community interest in the project. > > Print on demand platforms such as Lulu.com might be easier than a > traditional publisher, too... > > Good luck, > > Laura > > -- > > Dr Laura James > Foundation Coordinator, Open Knowledge Foundation > > http://okfn.org > > > On 4 April 2012 14:04, Antti Halonen < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> I have been planning to start a research project on the history of open >> data and open knowledge movements (i've only recently finished a report on >> the contemporary open data policies - >> http://finnish-institute.org.uk/images/stories/pdf2012/being%20open%20about%20data.pdf >> ). >> Sam Leon from OKF encouraged me to post a rough draft proposal to this >> list for feedback and possible ideas. In a nutshell the idea is to write a >> communal history of open knowledge movement, that is a narrative of how >> community members themselves perceive the conceptual development of open >> knowledge and its significance for the society. >> I think the most urgent issues are the overall feasibility of the project >> and also identifying potential funding sources. >> Please find the draft attached below. I'd be very glad for all the >> comments and ideas and am happy to tell more. >> >> Best wishes, >> Antti >> >> *Project proposal* >> >> >> >> *Title*: >> >> Histories of open knowledge >> >> >> >> *Project coordinator: * >> >> Antti Halonen >> >> >> >> *Contact email: * >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> *Project description: * >> >> >> >> Purpose of the project is to write a history of the open knowledge >> movement, as perceived by the open knowledge community itself. Now that >> open knowledge movement has increasingly started to gain leverage and the >> principles of transparency are being introduced in both governmental and >> civil-society levels, it is time to compile a narrative of how open >> knowledge has emerged as a global movement. >> >> >> >> According to one widely accepted view of historiography history is >> necessarily a combination of many different histories and several >> recollections of the past (for instance, Kalela 2012). Therefore this >> project aims at presenting a history of open knowledge like the members of >> the global open knowledge community perceive it. Community members are >> encouraged to take part in research circles and provide their recollections >> on the past. A young historian (project coordinator) will facilitate the >> project and conduct the final editing process. The outcome of the project >> will be a communal narrative of the conceptual development of open >> knowledge. >> >> >> >> Methodology of the project will be based on the idea of history as a >> joint communal project. The sole authority of a historian is questioned and >> instead, the community itself will be given a voice on about what is >> relevant and how the subject should be reviewed. Effectively, participants >> will be asked to “write their own histories” What kind of issues have >> influenced their own thoughts and opinions? Why have they decided to take >> part in the open knowledge movement? What events have influenced their own >> thought and ideas about the society and the open knowledge movement? >> >> >> >> *Timeline*: >> >> >> >> Phase 1: >> >> >> >> Project coordinator conducts a literature review on the emergence of open >> knowledge as a concept and drafts a methodology on how to study the history >> of open knowledge in an open manner. (May – June 2012) >> >> >> >> Phase 2: >> >> >> >> Open knowledge community members are asked to provide their own >> recollections on how they got involved in the movement and what are their >> perceptions of the open knowledge concept. (June – September 2012) >> >> >> >> Phase 3: >> >> >> >> During Open Knowledge Festival the project coordinator will lead a >> history workshop where the community recollections and perceptions are >> discussed and compiled into a draft version of the history. Before the >> workshop a renowned professor of history (for instance Jorma Kalela) will >> give a keynote speech on history as a joint communal project. (September >> 2012) >> >> >> >> Phase 4: >> >> >> >> Project coordinator edits the draft and conducts the final narrative. >> Final work is approved by the community and published under open access >> regulations. (September – October 2012) >> >> >> >> *What is needed:* >> >> >> >> Financial support to enable six months’ part-time work (50%, May-October >> 2012) of the project coordinator (€8.000) >> >> Space for the history workshop at OKFest (two days) >> >> Publisher for the final report >> >> -- >> Antti Halonen >> Fellow >> The Finnish Institute in London >> 35-36 Eagle Street >> WC1R 4AQ >> London >> >> @ajhalo >> +447748950741 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> okfn-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > > -- Sam Leon Community Coordinator Open Knowledge Foundation http://okfn.org/ Twitter: @noeL_maS Skype: samedleon
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