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Rufus Pollock (born 1980) is a British economist, activist and social entrepreneur. He has been a leading figure in the global open knowledge and open data movements, starting with his founding in 2004 of the non-profit Open Knowledge Foundation which he led until 2015.
- 1980 (age 42–43)
- Should We Give Every Cow Its Calf? Monopoly, Competition and Transaction Costs in the Promotion of Innovation and Creativity (2008)
- Rupert Gatti, David Newbery
Rufus Pollock is an entrepreneur, researcher and technologist working to create an open information age. Founder and President of Open Knowledge, a leading international non-profit that empowers people and organizations with access to information and the tools and skills to make sense of it.
Our team is proud to be led by the creator of CKAN himself, Dr. Rufus Pollock, president at Datopian. We are the creators of CKAN. Pioneers in data. We are a pioneer in the data industry, with nearly two decades of expertise in developing cutting-edge data tools and applications.
About. Rufus is an entrepreneur, activist and author as well as a long-term zen practitioner. He is passionate about finding wiser, weller ways to live together. He wants his child (and all children) to live in a world of love, abundance and wisdom.
- About The Book
- An Open Future For All
- About The Author
Will the digital revolution give us digital dictatorships or digital democracies? Forget everything you think you know about the digital age. It’s not about privacy, surveillance, AI or blockchain – it’s about ownership. Because, in a digital age, who owns information controls the future.Today, information is everywhere. From your DNA to the latest...
The book’s vision of choosing Open as the path to a more equitable, innovative and profitable future for all is closely related to the vision of an open knowledge society of Open Knowledge International. Around the world, we are working towards societies where everyone has access to key information and the ability to use it to understand and shape ...
Dr Rufus Pollock is a researcher, technologist and entrepreneur. He has been a pioneer in the global Open Data movement, advising national governments, international organisations and industry on how to succeed in the digital world. He is the founder of Open Knowledge, a leading NGO which is present in over 35 countries, empowering people and organ...
Dr. Rufus Pollock is an entrepreneur, researcher and technologist working to create an open information age. Founder and President of Open Knowledge, a leading international non-profit that empowers people and organizations with access to information and the tools and skills to make sense of it.
Rufus’s vision is to create a system where data is open by default. His ultimate aim is to see a thriving, self-sustaining and effective open data ecosystem. To change the current system, Rufus has developed a three-fold strategy: (i) setting the goal posts and policies for a new movement, (ii) …. Read More.
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