The Relevance of the Knowledge Commons within Sustainable Development Goals

Kummer, Jessica; Abu-Tayeh, Gabriel; Myrach, Thomas; Stürmer, Matthias (20 October 2016). The Relevance of the Knowledge Commons within Sustainable Development Goals (Unpublished). In: 3rd Thematic IASC Conference on Knowledge Commons. Paris. 20.-21.10.2016.

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The paper analyzes, from the perspective of information systems research, whether or not Knowledge Commons contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. This is of interest as Knowledge Commons have several advantages compared to other institutional arrangements: Most importantly, the unrestricted access to knowledge allows ease of use. Other advantages include its contextual relevance due to higher density of knowledge relevant for specific local areas and the complementarity of Knowledge Commons with each other, which further leverages the effects. We found that a huge proportion (around three quarters) supports the Sustainable Development Goals and therefore support the international public policy of the United Nations and its 193 member states. The study strengthens the argument of the importance of Knowledge Commons within public policy as an enabler to leverage positive impacts, from an organizational to a structural level.

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