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Open Knowledge

Explore 54 projects in the Open Knowledge category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

54 projects

Public Domain Works Search Engine

We created a search engine for public domain works that can be adapted to work in each country as the legislation changes according to the nationality of the author of the work.

Social Science One

Social Science One implements a new type of partnership between academic researchers and the private sector to advance the goals of social science in understanding and solving society’s greatest challenges.

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Directory of Open Access Journals: Find open access journals & articles.

Denmark
https://fmtm.hotosm.org/ActiveOpen-source

Field Tasking Manager (FieldTM)

FIeldTM allows for coordinating field mapping activities in Open Mapping campaigns. While there are existing field mapping applications, there is a lack of efficient tools to coordinate these activities. The FMTM builds on the HOT Tasking Manager and other mapping applications to provide a more streamlined and organized process for completing field mapping tasks.

2022
OpenStreetMap, humanitarian

Prototype Fund

Der Prototype Fund ist ein Förderprogramm des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), das von der Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland betreut und ausgewertet wird.

Singerstraße 109, 10179 Berlin, Germany
2016

LearnCard

What if we worked together to enable learner sovereignty, mobility and agency?

Quality education, apps

AMBER

Amber is a tool for blogs & websites to keep linked content accessible

Berkman Center For Internet, Everett Street, Cambridge, MA, USA
extensions

World Health Organization (WHO) Academy

Now under development, the Academy will offer online and in-person courses to millions of health workers and others around the world. 

Lyon
MOOCs, Good health and well-being
https://cosmik.networkActiveOpen-source

Cosmik

Building tools and networks for collective sensemaking

Cambridge, MA
2026