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Our tools empower institutions to share data, execute open projects, and strengthen knowledge and transparency in democratic societies.

Working together at the Open Knowledge Festival in Berlin, July 2014. Photo: Gregor Fischer

The Open Definition Open Data Commons CKAN Frictionless Data

At Open Knowledge, we are committed to applying open knowledge as a guiding principle to design the infrastructures and organisations of the future, inspiring and leading those who want to transform our digital and physical world by building a free, sustainable, and inclusive future.

That is why we are constantly developing an innovative pipeline of tools and related services to enable, promote and teach collaborative, open, and reproducible research making crucial data used and useful for the public interest.

Take a look at our governance models, tools, and standards that are accessible and adaptable to all, and join a movement that believes in the transformative power of openness.

Legal Tools

The Open Definition

The Open Definition gives full details on the requirements for open data and content. Open data are the building blocks of open knowledge. Open knowledge is what open data becomes when it's useful, usable and used.

Open Data Commons

To ensure different open datasets are "interoperable" and therefore do form a commons, we need licensing to reduce uncertainty. That's why we create the Open Data Commons: a set of conformant licenses that deliver clarity and simplicity.

Open Standards

From definitions to licensing to, in the near future, governance models, open standards are functional tools for all communities and individuals who want to create open data and design reproducible research.

Tech Tools

ckan

The world's leading open source data management system. CKAN makes it easy to publish, share and discover data. It powers hundreds of data portals worldwide including governments, NGOs, research centers and enterprises.

Frictionless

For anyone who works with complex data or across tools or teams (researchers, data scientists, engineers, and decision-makers), this open-source toolkit brings simplicity to the data experience through software and standards.