Open Knowledge
Noun · Open Source
Definitions
Knowledge made openly accessible for use, sharing, and adaptation under terms that allow broad public benefit. In digital culture, open knowledge is a core principle behind open data, open education, and public-interest documentation efforts.
In plain English: Knowledge that is openly accessible and reusable.
Example: "The nonprofit treated civic datasets as open knowledge, arguing that public information should be easier for citizens and researchers to reuse meaningfully."