Open Knowledge and the Public Interest (OKAPI) brings together faculty, students and staff at the University of California, Berkeley, to forge new tools for sharing knowledge and creativity across borders and communities, around the world.
Featured Projects
Media Hub
We are piloting a new campus service for managing and sharing digital media.
Okapi Island in Second Life
Our piece of virtual property for experimenting with new forms of teaching, learning and public outreach
Praxis: A Social Networking Platform
We are working with the Blum Center for Developing Economies to develop a web-based platform for student learning, project collaboration, and social networking.
Omeka Theme
Our custom software package for publishing online exhibitions and museum collections
Chang’an 26 BCE
A multimedia exhibit and research archive documenting ancient Chang’an, capital of the Western Han dynasty from 206 BCE until 8 CE
Tracing Tambo Colorado
An exhibit containing photographs, illustrations, site plans, and field notes documenting the design and construction of an Inca administrative center
Okapi Studio
A physical space for tinkering with technology and inquiry-based teaching and learning
OKAPI PUR
Our Public Understanding of Research (PUR) program helps campus scholars translate research data and knowledge into valuable public resources for teaching and learning
Digital Nineveh Archives
A multilingual multi-institutional project to preserve the archaeological history of Nineveh
