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PLONE CONFERENCE 2007PLONE CONFERENCE 2007
NAPLES, ITALYNAPLES, ITALYOCTOBER 12, 2007OCTOBER 12, 2007
OPEN SOURCE & OPEN SOCIETY:OPEN SOURCE & OPEN SOCIETY:using PLONE to build using PLONE to build community on-linecommunity on-line
Tom MorozTom MorozOpen Society InstituteOpen Society Institute
OPEN SOURCE & OPEN SOCIETYOPEN SOURCE & OPEN SOCIETY
Open Society Institute (OSI)Open Society Institute (OSI)
Mission & philosophy compared to Open Mission & philosophy compared to Open Source (PLONE) GoalsSource (PLONE) Goals
PLONE implementation at OSIPLONE implementation at OSI
Future vision of OSI, PLONE, and global Future vision of OSI, PLONE, and global NGO communityNGO community
OSI MISSION STATEMENTOSI MISSION STATEMENT
OSI aims to shape public policy to promote OSI aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. economic, legal, and social reform.
On a local level, OSI implements a range of On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media. public health, and independent media.
At the same time, At the same time, OSI works to build alliances OSI works to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as across borders and continents on issues such as combating corruption and rights abuses.combating corruption and rights abuses.
OSI WORLDWIDEOSI WORLDWIDE
Core offices in U.S. and EuropeCore offices in U.S. and Europe
National Foundations in 32 countriesNational Foundations in 32 countries
Program and grant giving activity in Program and grant giving activity in over 60 countriesover 60 countries
>20 Program Areas / Initiatives>20 Program Areas / Initiatives
OSI KEY INITIATIVESOSI KEY INITIATIVES
ADVOCACYADVOCACY
EDUCATION / SCHOLARSHIPSEDUCATION / SCHOLARSHIPS
MEDIA / INFORMATIONMEDIA / INFORMATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENT
HUMAN RIGHTSHUMAN RIGHTS
JUSTICE JUSTICE
PUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH
OPEN SOURCE OPEN SOURCE
A BROAD DEFINITIONA BROAD DEFINITION
A set of principles that promote open A set of principles that promote open access to the design and production access to the design and production of goods and knowledge.of goods and knowledge.
Definition applies to software Definition applies to software development and........development and........
GovernmentGovernment
MediaMedia
EducationEducation
BusinessBusiness
KEY ELEMENTS OF KEY ELEMENTS OF OPEN SOCIETY and OPEN SOURCEOPEN SOCIETY and OPEN SOURCE
KNOWLEDGE IS PROVISIONAL & FALLIBLEKNOWLEDGE IS PROVISIONAL & FALLIBLE
RESPONSIVENESS RESPONSIVENESS
TRANSPARENCYTRANSPARENCY
PLURALISTIC PLURALISTIC
HIGH DEGREE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY HIGH DEGREE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREEDOM & HUMAN RIGHTS ARE AT THE FREEDOM & HUMAN RIGHTS ARE AT THE
FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION
SOCIAL MOBILITY A MEASURE OF ‘OPENNESS’SOCIAL MOBILITY A MEASURE OF ‘OPENNESS’
The Path to KARL:The Path to KARL:
2001 Intranet Study2001 Intranet Study
August 2005 - Board MeetingAugust 2005 - Board Meeting
July 2006 - Decision to go with Open July 2006 - Decision to go with Open Source solution (PLONE)Source solution (PLONE)
May 2007 – KARL v1.0 beta releaseMay 2007 – KARL v1.0 beta release
October 2007 – soft launchOctober 2007 – soft launch
The Path Forward.....The Path Forward.....
OSI as a microcosm for the future OSI as a microcosm for the future global potential of collaborationglobal potential of collaboration
The vision of a hosted serviceThe vision of a hosted service
The importance of ‘soft’ technology The importance of ‘soft’ technology and methodologiesand methodologies
The journey is just beginning..... The journey is just beginning.....