[@OKau] Let's get physical

Paul Walsh paulywalsh at gmail.com
Sun Aug 23 07:09:55 UTC 2015


Great news!

> On 23 Aug 2015, at 10:00, Steven De Costa <steven.decosta at linkdigital.com.au> wrote:
> 
> No, wait. Let's get 'not' physical. Let's do some online discussion instead.
> 
> Open Knowledge Australia and Open Knowledge Brazil are two of the local chapters in a pilot for discussing local topics via the new and improved discuss.okfn.org <http://discuss.okfn.org/> area.
> 
> Take a look here: https://discuss.okfn.org/c/local-groups/okau <https://discuss.okfn.org/c/local-groups/okau>
> 
> Both Stephen Gates and myself have been getting more involved in the new discussion area (although to be honest I'm just following his leadership). I've been using the discussion area more and more over the last few weeks and I do like it. 
> 
> This email list is also awesome so there is no competition. There are just options. 
> 
> So, anyhooo... it would be very cool to see people from this list consider joining the discussion in the global OKFN area. When the voices are many the message amplified. The OKFN list represents an opportunity to act local, discuss local, but join with the discourse that is very much a global movement. As we head into 2016 and consider hosting an Open Knowledge Festival for the entire APAC region it would be great to expand our influence as an open knowledge chapter and get more involved in the projects and topics that others around the globe are also investing in.
> 
> There is a diversity in numbers, which creates a strength. While here in Australia we can become preoccupied with the struggles related to having a conservative federal Government, I do believe that these are just temporary struggles. There is a global discussion surrounding open knowledge which is fundamental to the movement and we risk becoming isolated from this discussion if most of our focus remains local.
> 
> And, aside from this I'm so incredibly proud of what we are achieving here that I can't help thinking we should be promoting out success and helping other regions learn from our success. 
> 
> We are, most certainly, a lucky country. I believe we have a responsibility to support those who don't share our natural endowment of luck.
> 
> Hoots!
> Steven
> 
> STEVEN DE COSTA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
> www.linkdigital.com.au <http://www.linkdigital.com.au/>
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