<s>
The	O
Free	B-Application
Knowledge	I-Application
Institute	I-Application
(	O
FKI	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organisation	O
founded	O
in	O
2006	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
movement	O
,	O
the	O
FKI	O
fosters	O
the	O
free	O
exchange	O
of	O
knowledge	O
in	O
all	O
areas	O
of	O
society	O
by	O
promoting	O
freedom	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
modification	O
,	O
copying	B-License
,	O
and	O
distribution	O
of	O
knowledge	O
pertaining	O
to	O
education	O
,	O
technology	O
,	O
culture	O
,	O
and	O
science	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FKI	O
coordinates	O
and	O
participates	O
in	O
projects	O
concerning	O
education	O
,	O
access	B-Application
to	I-Application
knowledge	I-Application
,	O
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
and	O
open	O
educational	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
countermovement	O
started	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
with	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
movement	O
and	O
open	O
standards	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
produced	O
a	O
tremendous	O
wealth	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
applications	O
and	O
form	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
principles	O
behind	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
have	O
inspired	O
the	O
unrestricted	O
sharing	O
and	O
reusing	O
of	O
artistic	O
and	O
cultural	O
works	O
in	O
the	O
free	O
content	O
movement	O
(	O
including	O
Creative	O
Commons	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
free	O
educational	O
materials	O
in	O
the	O
educational	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Free	B-Application
Knowledge	I-Application
Institute	I-Application
believes	O
that	O
by	O
promoting	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Free	O
Knowledge	O
in	O
the	O
fields	O
of	O
Technology	O
,	O
Education	O
,	O
Culture	O
and	O
Science	O
more	O
individuals	O
and	O
organisations	O
will	O
profit	O
from	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
sharing	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Free	B-Application
Knowledge	I-Application
Institute	I-Application
has	O
formulated	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
principles	O
that	O
it	O
considers	O
basic	O
for	O
being	O
consistent	O
with	O
its	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
founding	O
principles	O
take	O
as	O
a	O
starting	O
point	O
the	O
sharing	O
of	O
knowledge	O
in	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
copyleft	B-License
and	O
include	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
adherence	O
to	O
open	O
standards	O
,	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
education	O
,	O
respect	O
for	O
diversity	O
and	O
different	O
cultures	O
,	O
transparency	O
and	O
consensus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
work	O
towards	O
this	O
vision	O
,	O
the	O
Free	B-Application
Knowledge	I-Application
Institute	I-Application
participates	O
in	O
political	O
debates	O
and	O
activism	O
to	O
highlight	O
the	O
wrongs	O
of	O
certain	O
policies	O
and	O
propose	O
alternatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SELF	O
Platform	O
aims	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
collaborative	O
web	O
platform	O
with	O
high	O
quality	O
educational	O
and	O
training	O
materials	O
about	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
and	O
Open	O
Standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
world-class	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
technologies	O
that	O
permit	O
both	O
reading	O
and	O
publishing	O
free	O
materials	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
driven	O
by	O
a	O
worldwide	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Science	O
,	O
Education	O
and	O
Learning	O
in	O
Freedom	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
international	O
project	O
that	O
was	O
initially	O
financed	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
which	O
has	O
developed	O
a	O
platform	O
to	O
encourage	O
creative	O
cooperation	O
and	O
the	O
sharing	O
of	O
educational	O
materials	O
and	O
continuous	O
training	O
,	O
paying	O
special	O
attention	O
to	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
open	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Free	O
Knowledge	O
,	O
Free	O
Technology	O
Conference	O
(	O
FKFT	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
event	O
that	O
centered	O
the	O
production	O
and	O
sharing	O
of	O
educational	O
and	O
training	O
materials	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
and	O
Open	O
Standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
held	O
first	O
in	O
2008	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
and	O
was	O
organised	O
by	O
the	O
SELF	O
Project	O
and	O
the	O
Free	B-Application
Knowledge	I-Application
Institute	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Forum	O
was	O
organised	O
by	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Free	B-Application
Knowledge	I-Application
Institute	I-Application
.	O
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