Non Government Organization (NGO)

Non-government organizations (NGO) are usually non-profit charitable organizations or foundations supporting open source and health IT projects and activities.

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National Rural Health Resource Center

The National Rural Health Resource Center, in collaboration with the National Rural Health Association and the Rural Assistance Center, is the U.S. leader in providing rural health information technology (HIT) education, information and technical assistance. Read More »

National Rural HIT Coalition

The National Rural HIT Coalition is a network of rural and health information technology (HIT) leaders from organizations at every level, working together to advance the implementation of HIT across rural America by: Read More »

Neuroimaging Informatics Tools and Resources Clearinghouse (NITRC)

Neuroimaging Informatics Tools and Resources Clearinghouse (NITRC) facilitates finding and comparing neuroimaging resources for functional and structural neuroimaging analyses—including popular tools as well as many others housed in some obscure corner of cyberspace. Read More »

NoSQL Database Management Systems

In computing, NoSQL is a class of database management system identified by its non-adherence to the widely used relational database management system (RDBMS) model: Read More »

OneWorld Health

OneWorld Health was founded by Drs. Victoria Hale and Ahvie Herskowitz in 2000, and received 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in 2001, becoming the first non-profit pharmaceutical company in the U.S.  Their mission is to discover, develop, and deliver safe, effective, and affordable new treatments for diseases disproportionately affecting people in the developing world, e.g. Read More »

Open Access Scolarly Publishers Association (OASPA)

The mission of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) is to support and represent the interests of Open Access (OA) journal and book publishers globally in all scientific, technical, and scholarly disciplines. To accomplish its mission, the Association will: Read More »

Open Bioinformatics Foundation

The Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) is a non-profit, volunteer run organization focused on supporting open source programming in bioinformatics. Read More »

Open Biological Expression Language (OpenBEL)

In biotechnology and life sciences, the use of the Biological Expression Language (BEL) or OpenBEL and its standard way of expressing information can accelerate the pace of technology innovation and scientific discovery in areas such as network visualization of neural brain function; understanding of complex inter-related disease biology; comparison of human diseases with various animal models; Read More »

Open Data Commons

Open Data Commons exists to provide legal solutions for open data. In March 2008 it launched the first ever open data license: the Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). Open Data Commons is an Open Knowledge Foundation project run by its Advisory Council and like the Foundation is a not-for-profit effort working for the benefit of the general open knowledge community.

Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons

The Open Education Resources (OER) Commons is an organization, movement, and web site developing and making teaching and learning materials freely available for everyone to use, whether you are a teacher or a learner. Read More »

Open eHealth Foundation

The mission of Open eHealth Foundation is to create, perpetuate, and share open source software components and tools for the healthcare ICT industry.

Open eHealth Foundation community members seek to deliver and sustain high quality open interoperable healthcare ICT applications, integrate or extend existing Open eHealth applications and services. Read More »

Open Embedded Software Foundation

Open Embedded Software Foundation was organized by corporations involved in developing and constructing embedded system solutions based on the Android framework and platform. Using Android as their platform, the Foundation and its members seek to jointly develop and promote standardization of a common framework and platform for various devices and systems other than cellular phones.

Open Embedded Software Foundation (OESF)

Open Embedded Software Foundation (OESF) was founded to help promote standardization of a common 'open'  Android-based framework and platform for embedded technology & solutions. It was organized by corporations involved in developing and marketing embedded software for many emerging 'smart' devices and systems - other than cellular phones.

Open Forum Europe (OFE)

Open Forum Europe (OFE) is a not-for-profit industry organization which was originally launched in 2002 to accelerate and broaden the use of Open Source Software (OSS) among businesses, consumers and governments. Read More »

Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is a non-profit, international, voluntary consensus standards organization. Theyare leading the way in the development of standards for geographic content and services, sensor webs, and location services. Read More »