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.....