Session 2: Towards Open Knowledge

Promote awareness and adoption of the GEO Open Knowledge Statement building on the work done for Data Sharing and GEO data Management principles implementation. Engage, be inclusive, and interoperable across domains, regions, data/information/knowledge providers, users, and formats.

GEO endorsed the GEO Open Knowledge statement in 2021. Closely aligned with the GEO mission and vision, the GEO Open Knowledge statement includes the GEO open data principles while also comprising both open science and open knowledge. These principles and the open knowledge statement aim to support decision making within all GEO societal benefit areas and strategic focus. The statement identifies many strategies beyond open data sharing as well as open science to overcome the barriers for those who might benefit from and contribute to the development of authoritative knowledge.

The aim of the session will be :

1. To inform and understand what GEO Open Knowledge entails
2. Where are we, and what are the next steps to move toward GEO Open knowledge implementation?