OKFN at Barcelona Open Tech Week 2026: Follow Our Sessions
Our team is heading to BCN ready to promote open, sovereign and democratic technologies. Here's what you need to know to get involved and find out more.
Peacemaking and conflict mediation: AI as a tool, human judgment as the key
We are glad to announce the next AI Learning Labs in partnership with Conflux Center. In this conversation, Tanja and Miloš Strugar explore the skills and background needed to use AI responsibly in peace negotiations
Preliminary agenda announced for the Open Technology Research Symposium 2026
This year’s Symposium is guided by the theme “Shaping the Open Transition”. The program features speakers from Fiji, Ireland, Australia, India, Slovenia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Canada, Sweden, Nigeria, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Spain, and the United States.
8 Recommendations to Shape the Future of our Brain Commons
After reading about, experiencing and analysing the current technical and regulatory landscape of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), and speaking with technologists, policy makers, legal scholars, and data experts, we encapsulated our…
The Future of Freedom of Thought: Keeping Human Agency Open in the Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces
Will we surrender our rights to free thought? – a recap of the Brain Commons keynote by Susie Alegre
Freedom of Thought in the Age of Neurotechnology
How neurotech challenges the very idea of ‘thinking for oneself’ – a recap of the Brain Commons keynote by Christoph Bublitz
Governing the Brain Commons: Openness as Public Infrastructure
A recap of the Brain Commons panel on the governance of neurotech and neural data
Open Knowledge and Critical Infrastructure: a Nordic Conversation
We discussed with our Nordic members and friends how, across Europe and beyond, policymakers are rethinking the foundations of the digital state and the infrastructure that powers it.
Join Open Knowledge at RightsCon 2026, Zambia
Our team and network will discuss pressing issues such as reimagining AI, experiencing brain-computer interfaces, leveraging digital public goods, and more; check the full agenda
Knowledge as Critical Digital Infrastructure: A Call to Action for a Resilient Future
You can also read and share this story in Spanish and Portuguese. Knowledge is the foundation of every modern society, underpinning democracy, driving innovation, and strengthening our collective culture. In the digital age,…