PLONE CONFERENCE 2007 NAPLES, ITALY OCTOBER 12, 2007

OPEN SOURCE & OPEN SOCIETY: using PLONE to build community on-line Tom Moroz Open Society Institute

OPEN SOURCE & OPEN SOCIETY Open Society Institute (OSI) Mission & philosophy compared to Open Source (PLONE) Goals PLONE implementation at OSI Future vision of OSI, PLONE, and global NGO community

Open Society Institute (OSI)

Mission & philosophy compared to Open Source (PLONE) Goals

PLONE implementation at OSI

Future vision of OSI, PLONE, and global NGO community

OSI MISSION STATEMENT OSI aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI works to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as combating corruption and rights abuses.

OSI aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform.

On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media.

At the same time, OSI works to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as combating corruption and rights abuses.

OSI WORLDWIDE Core offices in U.S. and Europe National Foundations in 32 countries Program and grant giving activity in over 60 countries >20 Program Areas / Initiatives

Core offices in U.S. and Europe

National Foundations in 32 countries

Program and grant giving activity in over 60 countries

>20 Program Areas / Initiatives

OSI KEY INITIATIVES ADVOCACY EDUCATION / SCHOLARSHIPS MEDIA / INFORMATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT HUMAN RIGHTS JUSTICE PUBLIC HEALTH

ADVOCACY

EDUCATION / SCHOLARSHIPS

MEDIA / INFORMATION

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

HUMAN RIGHTS

JUSTICE

PUBLIC HEALTH

OPEN SOURCE A BROAD DEFINITION A set of principles that promote open access to the design and production of goods and knowledge.

A BROAD DEFINITION

A set of principles that promote open access to the design and production of goods and knowledge.

Definition applies to software development and........ Government Media Education Business

Government

Media

Education

Business

KEY ELEMENTS OF OPEN SOCIETY and OPEN SOURCE KNOWLEDGE IS PROVISIONAL & FALLIBLE RESPONSIVENESS TRANSPARENCY PLURALISTIC HIGH DEGREE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ------------------------------------------- FREEDOM & HUMAN RIGHTS ARE AT THE FOUNDATION SOCIAL MOBILITY A MEASURE OF ‘OPENNESS’

KNOWLEDGE IS PROVISIONAL & FALLIBLE

RESPONSIVENESS

TRANSPARENCY

PLURALISTIC

HIGH DEGREE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

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FREEDOM & HUMAN RIGHTS ARE AT THE FOUNDATION

SOCIAL MOBILITY A MEASURE OF ‘OPENNESS’

The Path to KARL: 2001 Intranet Study August 2005 - Board Meeting July 2006 - Decision to go with Open Source solution (PLONE) May 2007 – KARL v1.0 beta release October 2007 – soft launch

2001 Intranet Study

August 2005 - Board Meeting

July 2006 - Decision to go with Open Source solution (PLONE)

May 2007 – KARL v1.0 beta release

October 2007 – soft launch

The Path Forward..... OSI as a microcosm for the future global potential of collaboration The vision of a hosted service The importance of ‘soft’ technology and methodologies

OSI as a microcosm for the future global potential of collaboration

The vision of a hosted service

The importance of ‘soft’ technology and methodologies

The journey is just beginning.....