Organizations

The following are links to selected organizations focused on collaborative, 'open' technology and solutions aimed at meeting many of the challenges of the future:

• Code For America - Enlisting talents of the web industry into public service to use their skills to solve core problems facing our communities, cities, and government at all levels.

• Creative Commons - Helping people to share knowledge, research, and educational materials with others around the world. Videos

• Free Software Foundation (FSF) - Providing links to a range of open source software applications and projects.

• Linux Professional Institute - Advocating, training, & certifying individuals in the professional use of Linux and Open Source software.

• Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons - Providing access to a wide range of teaching and learning materials that may be freely used and shared - for elementary schools, high schools, and universities.

• Open Innovation Community - Providing the latest news, research, discussions and solutions related to 'open innovation'.

• Open Source Ecology - A network of farmers, engineers, and supporters creating the open source Global Village Construction Set

• Open Source Initiative (OSI) - Raising awareness and adoption of open source software and community activities.

• Open Technology Institute (OTI) - Formulates policy and regulations in support of open architectures and innovative open source solutions.

• Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) - Supporting new communication models that expand 'open access' to scholarly research & journals.