Just 5 days to go for The Public Domain Review Fundraiser!
The Public Domain Review Fundraiser ends on Wednesday 1st May, just 5 days away! Since we launched the fundraising campaign 7 weeks ago we’ve seen a fantastic response which has…
We’re Hiring! School of Data seeks Workshop and Project Coordinator
School of Data is hiring a Workshop and Project Coordinator! See below for details about the role and how to apply. ###About School of Data School of Data works to…
We’re Hiring! Workshop and Project Coordinator
School of Data is hiring a Workshop and Project Coordinator! See below for details about the role and how to apply. About School of Data School of Data ( https://archive.schoolofdata.org/…
Open Data Fellowship with Metropolitan New York Library Council Announced
Exciting news: The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) in collaboration with the Open Knowledge Foundation’s OpenGLAM initiative and Wikimedia NYC have today unveiled the first ever Open Data Fellowship…
Using Excel to do precision journalism, an Update from the School of Data Journalism in Perugia.
Our first workshop has just kicked off with Steve Doig leading “Excel for Journalists”. If you missed it, don’t worry – here’s the breakdown for you! Download the Data and…
Data roundup, April 24
We’re rounding up data news from the web each week. If you have a data news tip, send it to us at schoolofdata@okfn.org. TOOLS, COURSES, AND EVENTS The annual Perugia…
Building the foundation for an Open Data Directory
Open (Government) Data as it is understood nowadays can still be considered a new concept. It started to gain traction worldwide since the Obama memo in early 2009 and the…
Frictionless Data: making it radically easier to get stuff done with data
Frictionless Data is now in alpha at http://data.okfn.org/ – and we’d like you to get involved. Our mission is to make it radically easier to make data used and useful…
One more day to go to the School of Data Journalism at the International Journalism Festival
It’s not too late: To register for the School of Data Journalism workshops please fill in your name and email address in this form. There’s just one more day left…
Opening up the wisdom of crowds for science
We are excited to announce the official launch of Crowdcrafting.org, an open source software platform – powered by our Pybossa technology – for developing and sharing projects that rely on…