Dear all,<div><br></div><div>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 - <a href="http://finnish-institute.org.uk/images/stories/pdf2012/being%20open%20about%20data.pdf">http://finnish-institute.org.uk/images/stories/pdf2012/being%20open%20about%20data.pdf</a>). </div>
<div>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.</div>
<div>I think the most urgent issues are the overall feasibility of the project and also identifying potential funding sources.</div><div>Please find the draft attached below. I'd be very glad for all the comments and ideas and am happy to tell more.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div>Antti</div><div><br></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><u><span lang="EN-GB">Project
proposal</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span lang="EN-GB">Title</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Histories of open knowledge</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span lang="EN-GB">Project
coordinator: </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Antti Halonen</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span lang="EN-GB">Contact
email: </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:antti.halonen.10@ucl.ac.uk">antti.halonen.10@ucl.ac.uk</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span lang="EN-GB">Project
description: </span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">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. <span style> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">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?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span lang="EN-GB">Timeline</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Phase 1:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">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. <span style> </span>(May – June 2012)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Phase 2:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">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)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Phase 3:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">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)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Phase 4:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">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)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span lang="EN-GB">What
is needed:</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Financial support to enable six months’ part-time
work (50%, May-October 2012) of the project coordinator (€8.000)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Space for the history workshop at OKFest
(two days)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Publisher for the final report</span></p>
</div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><span style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Antti Halonen<br>Fellow<br>The Finnish Institute in London<br>35-36 Eagle Street<br>
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