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[[Knowledge transfer]] is a key part of [[official development assistance]], and many government programs revolve around conveying knowledge to the community. Using [[open licenses]] for content is an important means of making that knowledge transfer effective.  
[[Knowledge transfer]] is a key part of [[official development assistance]] and behavior change for [[sustainability]], and many [[government]] programs revolve around conveying knowledge to the community.  


Governments often develop content, e.g. for [[sustainability programs]], and if open licenses are used, this can be shared and collaboratively developed between them, and with other groups, for maximum impact.
Using [[open licenses]] for content is one important part of making that knowledge transfer effective. Governments often develop content, e.g. for [[sustainability programs]], and if open licenses are used, this can be shared and collaboratively developed between them, and with other groups, for maximum impact.


== Governments and open content ==
== Governments and open content ==
The US federal government has large amounts of [[public domain]] content, as under US law no work by an officer of the federal government may be copyrighted. See  [[US federal government websites and public domain]]


The Queensland state government in Australia is exploring open licenses:
Many governments around the world use open licenses. See [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Government_use_of_CC_licenses Government use of CC licenses] on the Creative Commons wiki for a detailed list. Some examples relevant to sustainability and development knowledge sharing are discussed below.
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On behalf of the Queensland Government, the Office of Economic and Statistical Research (OESR) in Queensland Treasury is trialling the implementation of the [http://www.oesr.qld.gov.au/about-our-services/policy/gilf-project.shtml Government Information Licensing Framework (GILF)] a set of standardised licences that will make it easier for information users to understand what they can do with public sector copyright information, whether viewing, copying or making new products. --
=== United States ===
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The '''US federal government''' has large amounts of [[public domain]] content, as under US law no work by an officer of the federal government may be copyrighted. See  [[US federal government websites and public domain]]. This can be searched using the [[Public Domain Search]].
 
=== Australian governments ===
 
The '''Australian federal government''' is shifting to extensive use of open licensing, often the [[Creative Commons Attribution]] license (CC-by), starting around 2009. The [http://www.abs.gov.au/ Australian Bureau of Statistics] and [http://www.ga.gov.au/about-us/our-role/index.jsp Geoscience Australia], for example, are now using CC-by as the default licence for their websites.
 
The [http://www.creativecommons.org.au/node/262 Mashup Australia] competition was held in 2009 to encourage creative use of government data.
 
The '''Victorian state government''' in Australia [http://www.diird.vic.gov.au/diird-projects/access-to-public-sector-information appears to be seriously considering Creative Commons licenses as the default for all its public sector information].
 
The '''Queensland state government''' in Australia is exploring open licenses - the [http://www.gilf.gov.au/ Government Information Licensing Framework] (GILF) website "makes it easy for people who use public sector information (PSI) to understand the rights of use associated with PSI material."
 
For more information on Creative Commons Licensing by Australian goverments, see [http://www.creativecommons.org.au Creative Commons Australia], including the posts:
* [http://www.creativecommons.org.au/node/277 Government 2.0 Taskforce gives CC a very big tick], 11 Jan 2010.
* [http://www.creativecommons.org.au/node/274 More on Government Data - Geoscience Australia goes CC], 16 Dec 2009.
 
== Policy ==
 
[[Appropedia]] can play the role of a [[Green development policy wiki]], a place to share policies and open them to public analysis and creativity.
 
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Revision as of 07:28, 5 December 2012

Knowledge transfer is a key part of official development assistance and behavior change for sustainability, and many government programs revolve around conveying knowledge to the community.

Using open licenses for content is one important part of making that knowledge transfer effective. Governments often develop content, e.g. for sustainability programs, and if open licenses are used, this can be shared and collaboratively developed between them, and with other groups, for maximum impact.

Governments and open content

Many governments around the world use open licenses. See Government use of CC licenses on the Creative Commons wiki for a detailed list. Some examples relevant to sustainability and development knowledge sharing are discussed below.

United States

The US federal government has large amounts of public domain content, as under US law no work by an officer of the federal government may be copyrighted. See US federal government websites and public domain. This can be searched using the Public Domain Search.

Australian governments

The Australian federal government is shifting to extensive use of open licensing, often the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-by), starting around 2009. The Australian Bureau of Statistics and Geoscience Australia, for example, are now using CC-by as the default licence for their websites.

The Mashup Australia competition was held in 2009 to encourage creative use of government data.

The Victorian state government in Australia appears to be seriously considering Creative Commons licenses as the default for all its public sector information.

The Queensland state government in Australia is exploring open licenses - the Government Information Licensing Framework (GILF) website "makes it easy for people who use public sector information (PSI) to understand the rights of use associated with PSI material."

For more information on Creative Commons Licensing by Australian goverments, see Creative Commons Australia, including the posts:

Policy

Appropedia can play the role of a Green development policy wiki, a place to share policies and open them to public analysis and creativity.

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