The Cultural Knowledge Consortium (CKC) provides a Socio-cultural Knowledge Infrastructure (SKI) to facilitate access among multi-disciplinary, worldwide, social science knowledge holders that fosters collaborative engagement in support of socio-cultural analysis requirements. The CKC supports US government and military decision-makers, while supporting collaboration and knowledge sharing throughout the socio-cultural community.

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Community Outreach
Regional & Functional Scholars give back and connect communities of interest.
Data Brokering
Discovering & providing access to knowledge resources.
FAQ
Questions addressed.

Collaborate & Share

Blog
Articles by CKC Scholars & Subject Matter Experts.
Forums
Discuss issues and topics relevant to the socio-cultural community.
Events
Socio-cultural conferences, workshops, and speaking events contributed by Consortium participants.

Research

Web Search
500+ hand-selected socio-cultural and language websites can be searched.
Resources
Journal Search discovery service tool to access Journals and Publications is available after Sign In.
Document Library
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So what is the CKC?

The CKC is a joint and interagency effort of the US Government and Department of Defense. It was created to primarily serve the socio-cultural requirements of the combatant commands. It also seeks to enhance collaboration among the larger socio-cultural research community The idea of collaborating in an open way is to support civilian and military planning and decision-making processes with the very best information and the most diverse views.

What does CKC do?

Build Community	Awareness of Organizations and Resources	Provide capabilities to improve research across a variety of resources
Support Cross-Cultural Understanding	Interaction and Collaboration	Link Subject Matter Experts
Access data and premium content	Facilitate knowledge transfer between unclassified and classified domains	Provide capabilities to improve research across a variety of resources
		Develop tools to aid socio-cultural analysis

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Cultural Knowledge Consortium

A Joint and Inter-Agency Effort