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'''Information silos''' prevent [[knowledge sharing]] - it is the very opposite of [[open sustainability]], and [[open knowledge for aid and international development]]. | '''Information silos''' prevent [[knowledge sharing]] - it is the very opposite of [[open sustainability]], and [[open knowledge for aid and international development]]. | ||
When [[environmental organizations]], [[aid organizations]] and [[development organizations]] act in a proprietary way towards their knowledge, this creates an information silo - information which cannot be shared, remixed, improved or freely used. This restrictions inhibits education, the flow of knowledge, and creativity. | When [[environmental organizations]], [[aid organizations]] and [[development organizations]] act in a proprietary way towards their knowledge, this creates an information silo - information which cannot be shared, remixed, improved or freely used. This restrictions inhibits education, the flow of knowledge, and creativity. | ||
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Information silos can occur through: | Information silos can occur through: | ||
* Thinking that information related to your aid and development projects is only of interest to your organization. | * Thinking that information related to your aid and development projects is only of interest to your organization. | ||
* Enforcing copyright | * Enforcing copyright | ||
* Making no clear license statement, which in most countries makes the work copyright due to the [[Berne Convention]]. | * Making no clear license statement, which in most countries makes the work copyright due to the [[Berne Convention]].{{W|Berne Convention}} | ||
* Granting limited permission, e.g. for [[ | * Granting limited permission, e.g. for [[Non-commercial clause|non-commercial]] and [[education]]al use. This enables only simple and limited sharing which is not usually of great value beyond sharing your information on the web in the first place. | ||
* Keeping your organization's wisdom on hard drives, internal networks, | * Keeping your organization's wisdom on hard drives, internal networks, in filing cabinets, or (even worse) only in your head, rather than sharing on the web. | ||
== How to be open == | == How to be open == | ||
The solution is to: | The solution is to: | ||
* Make the information you use internally available online, and | |||
* Make the information you use internally available online, and | |||
* Use an [[open license]] (one that allows derivatives and commercial use), and | * Use an [[open license]] (one that allows derivatives and commercial use), and | ||
* Consider contributing directly to a wiki, for example [[Appropedia]] | * Consider contributing directly to a wiki, for example [[Appropedia]] | ||
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[[Category:Knowledge sharing]] | [[Category:Knowledge sharing]] |
Latest revision as of 06:45, 18 September 2022
Information silos prevent knowledge sharing - it is the very opposite of open sustainability, and open knowledge for aid and international development.
When environmental organizations, aid organizations and development organizations act in a proprietary way towards their knowledge, this creates an information silo - information which cannot be shared, remixed, improved or freely used. This restrictions inhibits education, the flow of knowledge, and creativity.
What not to do[edit | edit source]
Information silos can occur through:
- Thinking that information related to your aid and development projects is only of interest to your organization.
- Enforcing copyright
- Making no clear license statement, which in most countries makes the work copyright due to the Berne Convention.W
- Granting limited permission, e.g. for non-commercial and educational use. This enables only simple and limited sharing which is not usually of great value beyond sharing your information on the web in the first place.
- Keeping your organization's wisdom on hard drives, internal networks, in filing cabinets, or (even worse) only in your head, rather than sharing on the web.
How to be open[edit | edit source]
The solution is to:
- Make the information you use internally available online, and
- Use an open license (one that allows derivatives and commercial use), and
- Consider contributing directly to a wiki, for example Appropedia