Open Knowledge Foundation

E3594

non-governmental organization nonprofit organization open data advocacy organization

Open Knowledge Foundation is a global nonprofit organization that promotes open data and open knowledge to foster transparency, innovation, and civic engagement.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Open Knowledge Foundation canonical	16
open knowledge movement	2
Open Knowledge	1
Open Knowledge Foundation International	1
Open Knowledge Foundation projects	1
Open Knowledge International	1
President of Open Knowledge Foundation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28384 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Open Knowledge Foundation
Context triple: [Creative Commons, collaboratesWith, Open Knowledge Foundation]

A. World Wide Web Foundation
The World Wide Web Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing an open, accessible, and rights-based web for everyone worldwide.
B. Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that provides free, standardized copyright licenses to help creators legally share and reuse their work.
C. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is a philanthropic organization focused on advancing science, education, and social justice, funded and led by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan.
D. World Wide Web Consortium
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization responsible for developing open protocols and guidelines to ensure the long-term growth and interoperability of the Web.
E. One Laptop per Child
One Laptop per Child is an educational nonprofit initiative that aimed to provide low-cost, durable laptops to children in developing countries to support digital learning and bridge the global digital divide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Open Knowledge Foundation
Target entity description: Open Knowledge Foundation is a global nonprofit organization that promotes open data and open knowledge to foster transparency, innovation, and civic engagement.

A. World Wide Web Foundation
The World Wide Web Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing an open, accessible, and rights-based web for everyone worldwide.
B. Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that provides free, standardized copyright licenses to help creators legally share and reuse their work.
C. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is a philanthropic organization focused on advancing science, education, and social justice, funded and led by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan.
D. World Wide Web Consortium
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization responsible for developing open protocols and guidelines to ensure the long-term growth and interoperability of the Web.
E. One Laptop per Child
One Laptop per Child is an educational nonprofit initiative that aimed to provide low-cost, durable laptops to children in developing countries to support digital learning and bridge the global digital divide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-governmental organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ open data advocacy organization ⓘ
advocatesFor	open culture ⓘ open government ⓘ open science ⓘ
aimsTo	enable civic participation ⓘ foster transparency ⓘ stimulate innovation ⓘ
areaServed	worldwide ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
focusesOn	civic engagement ⓘ innovation ⓘ open content ⓘ open data ⓘ open government data ⓘ open knowledge ⓘ transparency ⓘ
formerName	Open Knowledge Foundation ⓘ
foundedBy	Rufus Pollock ⓘ
hasNetwork	Open Knowledge Network ⓘ
hasProgram	Open Data Index ⓘ OpenSpending ⓘ School of Data ⓘ
headquartersLocation	London, United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: London, England
language	English ⓘ
legalForm	charity ⓘ
mission	to promote open data and open knowledge worldwide ⓘ
name	Open Knowledge Foundation ⓘ
operatesIn	global ⓘ
organizes	conferences ⓘ training programs ⓘ workshops ⓘ
promotes	open access to information ⓘ open licenses ⓘ open standards ⓘ
sector	civil society ⓘ
shortName	OKF ⓘ OKFN ⓘ
supports	open data portals ⓘ
topic	data literacy ⓘ digital rights ⓘ open data policy ⓘ
website	https://okfn.org/ ⓘ
worksWith	civil society organizations ⓘ governments ⓘ journalists ⓘ researchers ⓘ technologists ⓘ

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Creative Commons → collaboratesWith → Open Knowledge Foundation ⓘ

Open Knowledge Foundation → name → Open Knowledge Foundation ⓘ

Open Knowledge Foundation → formerName → Open Knowledge Foundation ⓘ

OKF → standsFor → Open Knowledge Foundation ⓘ

Open Knowledge Foundation → alsoKnownAs → Open Knowledge Foundation International ⓘ

subject linked to: OKF