Who Builds the Commons? Submit Your Proposal

The Open Knowledge Conference 2027 convenes researchers, policy advocates, and tech ethicists to address platform dynamics and collective stewardship. We invite contributions that foreground community agency and equitable knowledge infrastructures.

Accepted submissions will inform panel discussions, workshop sessions, and published proceedings examining self-determined digital futures.

Eligible Submission Types

We welcome proposals across three primary modalities to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue and empirical depth.

Research Papers

Case Studies

Critical Frameworks

Empirical studies, policy analyses, and legal inquiries investigating platform power, language equity, and open infrastructure governance.

Documented field reports and community initiatives demonstrating practical grassroots stewardship, data sovereignty, and local governance.

Theoretical interventions, ethical models, and speculative methodologies challenging extractive data practices in global knowledge systems.

What to Include in Your Proposal

Please prepare all key elements before filling out the proposal submission form below.

Contributor & Affiliation

Proposal Title & Type

Summary & Governance Relevance

Provide full contributor names, primary contact details, institutional or community affiliation, and brief biographical notes.

State a concise, descriptive proposal title and designate your primary contribution type: research, case study, or critical framework.

Include a clear summary outlining your core thesis, methodology, findings, and explicit relevance to open knowledge governance.

Enter your details and proposal summary below for peer review by the OKC 2027 editorial team.