About Abierto al Público and content management
Abierto al Público is the Inter-American Development Bank’s blog committed to open knowledge. We promote the sharing of knowledge with few restrictions, the proactive transfer of technology, and the increasing learning opportunities through the use of digital tools. Abierto al Público publishes content related to 5 categories we’ve identified as pillars of the relationship between open knowledge and economic and social development. As such, our articles are structured around these categories:
- Knowledge management
- Open data
- Open learning
- Open source
- Open systems
Across the 5 pillar categories, articles are categorized according to 46 tags that encompass the topics we write about, and which are always available to use for navigation in the right-hand column of the blog:
Each article may be tagged with one or more of these terms that serve to clearly organize our content, and are also linked to a definition of the term and a list of related articles.
At the end of each Abierto al Público article, readers can see the pillar category which it was published under, and the specific tags assigned to that article.
About the Opening of Knowledge
Why should knowledge be open?
Open knowledge allows to expedite responses to various challenges, democratize the creation of solutions, and facilitate constant improvement and reuse of information and tools. This, among other benefits, enables cost savings and reduces duplication of efforts. In summary: opening knowledge generates and extends the impact of an action.
In the context of the fourth industrial revolution, at the IDB, we believe that open knowledge is key to the development of Latin American and the Caribbean countries. Knowing how to harness data, technology, and information management is critical to maintaining relevance in the new knowledge economy.
How to open knowledge?
If you have ever written and published an open access article or contributed to an open-source project in Github, you have already been part of the open knowledge movement. There are many paths to support and join efforts for opening knowledge, and a good way to start is by browsing the content of this blog.
The invitation remains open
Abierto al Público is yours. Explore our content, use the information, and share it if you believe it can benefit more people. Our commitment is to generate content related to open knowledge that can support and accelerate development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
We welcome you to Abierto al Público and remember: our blog is also built by our dear readers.
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