Opening the weather, part 2
See also “Opening the weather, part 1” I began paragliding a few years ago. It’s maybe the most weather-dependent sport in the world. We often fly in mountainous areas, very…
G8 Open Data Charter Highlights Open Data as Crucial for Governance and Growth
Today’s release of an Open Data Charter by the G8 is testimony to the growing importance of open data worldwide. The Charter recognizes the central role open data can play…
Opening the weather, part 1
Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight A cow with its tail to the west makes the weather best Onion skins very thin, mild winter coming in Humans have always wanted…
OKCon 2013: selected proposals, updated programme and Early Bird tickets!
Cross-posted from the OKCon Blog. We received more than 300 proposals and selecting the submissions that we could fit in the 2-and-a-half-day schedule was a real challenge. We had to…
Africanising the Open Government Partnership
This is cross-posted with permission from the Development Initiatives blog “OGP will be real, only when it starts to make sense to the citizens out there” (Robert Hunja – World…
G8 Science Ministers Support Open Data in Science
As you may have seen, open data and transparency is set to be a major topic of discussion at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland next week. We were pleased…
G8 countries must work harder to open up essential data
PRESS RELEASE. Cambridge, UK, 14th June 2013. Also available in Chinese, German, Russian, Spanish and other languages here. Open data and transparency will be one of the three main topics…
Panton Fellowships: Apply Now!
The Open Knowledge Foundation is delighted to announce the launch of the new Panton Fellowships! Funded this year by The Computer & Communications Industry Association, Panton Fellowships will be awarded…
Announcing the Global Open Data Initiative
The Global Open Data Initiative (GODI) is a new initiative led by the Open Knowledge Foundation, Open Institute, Fundar, Sunlight Foundation and the World Wide Web Foundation. It mission is…
From PSI to open data – LAPSI is ready for a new round of legal questions
In February, 23 partners kicked off the LAPSI 2.0 thematic network on the legal aspects of public sector information in Leuven, Belgium. The network, consisting of academic institutions and stakeholders…