Open Concept Lab is an open-source terminology management system
OCL helps you collaboratively manage, publish, and use your metadata in the cloud alongside the global community.
OCL’s Metadata Clearinghouse provides real-time electronic access to terminological resources and straightforward integration with independent software platforms.

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Welcome to the new OCL!
Welcome to the new online home of the Open Concept Lab community! During 2020, we were busy completely overhauling the OCL’s open source tools and we are excited to finally make them available to you. What’s new? OCL Community Site OCL’s main website (at openconceptlab.org) is now built on Wordpress and will grow over time as the go-to resource for the OCL community. It includes our new blog–which you’re viewing now–and all technical documentation has been consolidated into a single location at docs.openconceptlab.org. OCL Open-Source Toolkit OCL’s...
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Ethiopia NHDD
The National Health Data Dictionary (NHDD) captures the definitions of data elements, indicators, and the relationships between these elements to improve the MOH’s ability to manage data recording and reporting guidelines and to harmonize data across many stakeholders.

Columbia International eHealth Laboratory
The Columbia International eHealth Laboratory (CIEL) dictionary is a shared open concept dictionary.

PEPFAR DATIM
The Metadata Sharing Platform (MSP) was launched in 2020 to provide users within the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) data exchange and interoperability community access to metadata for indicators defined in the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) Indicator Reference Guide.