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Internet PublishingMassachusetts, United States2-10 Employees
Knowledge Futures is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based independent nonprofit focused on building public digital infrastructure to improve how communities publish documents and data. The organization develops and supports tools and protocols intended to make knowledge open and accessible, with a goal of fostering sustainable, equitable knowledge work for libraries, presses, museums, activist groups, researchers, and other public-oriented entities. Founded in 2018 as a partnership between the MIT Press and the MIT Media Lab and formalized as a 501(c)(3) in 2019, it emphasizes interoperability and the creation of a distributed ecosystem for development in the knowledge economy. As a player in the internet publishing field, Knowledge Futures positions itself to address systemic challenges in infrastructure that can be misaligned with public interests. Its work targets organizations and communities engaged in knowledge production and dissemination, aiming to support publishing at scale without compromising openness. Recent collaborations and partnerships reflect its emphasis on expanding access and interoperability within its public-oriented focus area.