Climate Change, Climate Sceptics and Open Data
With the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen starting on Monday, it is of vital important that there is consensus on the scientific evidence about climate change, in order…
Glyn Moody and Mark Surman join OKF Advisory Board!
We are very pleased to announce that we now have two new members on the Open Knowledge Foundation’s Advisory Board! Glyn Moody, a technology writer and expert on all things…
Looking for a design guru to give the Open Knowledge Foundation a makeover!
We’re currently seeking a design guru to give the Open Knowledge Foundation‘s core web presence a makeover. This is a volunteer position, which will involve working closely with the Foundation…
Which works fall into the public domain in 2010?
On the first of January every year works from around the world fall out of copyright and into the public domain. But, how do we know which works fall into…
After the Open Data and Semantic Web Workshop
Last week we had a workshop on Open Data and the Semantic Web in London. There were some excellent talks, demos and discussions – and documentation is now online! As…
Ordnance Survey to open up UK geospatial data
In a press release earlier this week, it was announced that there will be moves to open up geospatial data produced by the Ordnance Survey: The Prime Minister and Communities…
Documentation from the Public Domain Calculators Meeting
Last week we had a meeting about building a set of Public Domain Calculators for countries across Europe (which we blogged about earlier this month). The public domain calculators will…
Alpha Release of Where Does My Money Go? Prototype
We’ve pleased to announce the alpha release of our Where Does My Money Go prototype. This is a web application that allows you to explore UK public spending – and…
Open Knowledge Conference (OKCon) 2010: Call for Proposals
The Open Knowledge Conference (OKCon) 2010 Call for Proposals is now open! We would be grateful for help in circulating the call to relevant lists and communities! You can reuse…
New Linking Open Data group on CKAN
Our Open Data and Semantic Web workshop is coming up next Friday 13th November in London, kindly sponsored by Talis. In preparation for the workshop, we have started a Linking…