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[Announcement] Open Data Editor 1.4.0 version release
The Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) is happy to announce the release of Open Data Editor (ODE) 1.4.0, the latest version of our new desktop application for data practitioners to detect errors in tables.
Read moreDecoding the UN CSTD Working Group on Data Governance online series
Join us in this online event to have an overview of the Multi-Stakeholder Working Group on Data Governance at all levels’ mandate, discuss the main outcomes of its first meeting, and learn about the expected next steps.
Read morePatricio Del Boca: ‘What we need is concrete tech for the people who need it, and nothing else’
The Open Knowledge Foundation’s new Tech Lead joins us for the fourteenth #OKFN100, a series of conversations about the current challenges and the paths of action of the open movement.
Read moreOpen Data Editor In Action: A giant spreadsheet of environmental data now accurate for analysis
The Demography Project was able to streamline its work with air quality data in Kenya, significantly reduce the time needed to identify and correct errors, and train the team to work with open data.
Read more🇲🇽 Open Data Day 2025 in Xalapa: The Role of Open Data in Policy, Climate, and Social Change
#ODDStories – An event at Universidad Veracruzana brought together teachers and researchers from different fields to discuss open data and new technologies to face the polycrisis.
Read moreOpen Knowledge joins the OFA Symposium 2025 as content partner to amplify its vision and drive impact
The OpenForum Academy (OFA) is pleased to announce its roster of Content Partners for the upcoming OFA Symposium 2025. This year’s Symposium will benefit from the perspectives and expertise of three leading organisations in this space as Content Partners: the Open Knowledge Foundation, the Open Source Initiative, and the Digital Public Goods Alliance.
Read moreOpen Data Editor In Action: Multiple defence spending data sources in a single quality spreadsheet
The Observatoire des armements was able to streamline its work with statistics on arms purchases and sales in France, significantly reduce the time needed to identify and correct errors, and train the team to work with open data.
Read more🇬🇭 Open Data Day 2025 in Komenda: How Participatory Mapping Shapes Coastal Safety
#ODDStories – In celebration of Open Data Day 2025, UCC Youth Mappers promoted a hands-on experience to emphasise the importance of community involvement in mapping projects.
Read moreFrictionless Summit: Review the recording and learn about the next steps for Frictionless Data
Following The Tech We Want vision, the community agreed to follow up on the two macro-topics: one for software simplification and core functionalities, and one for outreach and adoption.
Read more🇮🇩 Open Data Day 2025 in Pari Island: Collaborating for Climate Justice through Coral Watch
#ODDStories – In celebration of Open Data Day 2025, Yapeka joined the local community in investigating the impacts of reclamation on coral reefs using publicly accessible remote sensing data.
Read moreWhy I am dedicating time to the CSTD Working Group on Data Governance and the 2025-2026 UN Working Group on Safeguards for Digital Public Infrastructure
Renata Ávila, CEO of OKFN: “I will suggest the ‘open by design’ principle for datasets and systems becoming the backbone of our future, highly digitised societies. If designed with opacity, without meaningful participation and accountability, these risk entrenching exclusion, corruption and control.”
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