[okfn-br] [OKFN-Local-Coord] [okfn-discuss] Suggestion: OKCentral henceforth be called OKGlobal
alberto abella
alberto.abella em okfn.es
Sábado Setembro 20 21:08:19 UTC 2014
+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 :)
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> Ira
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> On 17 September 2014 20:15, Everton Zanella Alvarenga
> <tom em okfn.org.br> wrote:
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> Naomi and all,
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> 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. :)
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> 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.
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> 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", said by Miguel Reale. I'd
> say the same for the commons of knowledge. :)
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> Tom
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> 2014-09-17 9:58 GMT-03:00 Naomi Lillie
> <naomi.lillie em okfn.org>:
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> Hi Tom & all,
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> Interesting! Personally, I am in two minds about this.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> Thanks Tom for the thought-provoking suggestion!
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> Naomi (speaking for myself only)
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> On 16 September 2014 16:02, Julio Feliciano
> <julio em sfsu.edu> wrote:
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> +1
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> On Sep 15, 2014, at 11:36 PM, Nurunnaby Hasive
> <nh em nhasive.com> wrote:
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> > +1
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> > On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Pieter
> > Colpaert <pieter.colpaert em okfn.org> wrote:
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> > +1
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> > Op 15 sep. 2014 13:18 schreef "Rufus
> > Pollock" <rufus.pollock em okfn.org>:
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> >
> > 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).
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> > If others were happy with
> > the "Global" moniker rather
> > than "Central" I think this
> > would make perfect sense as
> > a change.
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> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > Rufus
> >
> >
> > On 13 September 2014 16:12,
> > Everton Zanella Alvarenga
> > <tom em okfn.org.br> wrote:
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> > Dear all,
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> >
> >
> > 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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