Contextualising the Chance of Something Happening – Micromorts
One of the most common problems associated with storytelling around numbers is getting across in a meaningful way how big a particular number is in the grander scheme of things:…
Wrapping up OKCon
900 people, 55 countries, 2 full conference days plus 2 satellite days. OKCon convened our network and community in Geneva, Switzerland – at the largest Open Knowledge event. We share…
Open Assets in Argentina
The following guest post is by Florencia Coelho, from Argentinian daily La Nacion. In Argentina, where a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has yet to be signed, LA NACION and…
CKAN Hackathon and Local Group launch, Dublin
The following is cross-posted from the Open Government Partnership blog A CKAN hackathon is taking place on Saturday, 28th September at TCube in Dublin, bringing together IT specialists, political representatives…
Open Data Training at the Open Knowledge Foundation
We’re delighted to announce today the launch of a new portfolio of open data training programs. For many years the Open Knowledge Foundation has been working — both formally and…
Learn how to run your data expedition
Last week the School of Data team was in Geneva facilitating a data expedition on garment factories during OKCon. Our aim was to teach people how to run their own…
Register now for the OGP Summit and Civil Society Day
This October, the Open Government Partnership Annual Summit is coming to London. We’re helping to organise the Civil Society Day, which will take place on the 30th October at University…
The Global Open Knowledge Foundation Network
Since 2004, the Open Knowledge Foundation has been connecting people and building communities in open data and open knowledge around the world. People in the global Open Knowledge Foundation network…
See you at OKFestival 2014
OKFestival is back! As the banners are rolled up and the lights turned off in Geneva, we are already looking forward to the next time we’ll all come together. We…
New partnership to bring open data to developing countries
We are really excited to announce a new partnership between us, the World Bank and the ODI, which was announced at OKCon in Geneva today. This important joint venture aims…