The Open Culture Foundation (OCF) is a non-partisan, non-profit organisation and the only organisation in Taiwan that spans three key advocacy areas: open tech, digital rights and internet governance. Founded by several open tech communities in Taiwan, OCF has served as a legal entity supporting over 40 open technology communities since 2014. Its vision is to advocate for open technology, aiming to promote open co-creation and protect digital rights, thereby supporting a more transparent and inclusive digital civil society.
Its main goal is to support local communities in advancing open technology (open tech) advocacy, recognising that open technology and cross-sector collaboration are central to securing digital rights and internet freedom. "Open tech" includes three core dimensions: (1) open source software and hardware that anyone can freely use, develop and redistribute; (2) open data, which can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone; and (3) open government, promoting transparent, participatory, inclusive and accountable governance.
