Ending Secrecy – Why Global Transparency Rules Matter
Earlier this week, the SEC voted on the final rules of Section 1504 of the Dodd Frank Act. Global Witness teamed up with the Open Knowledge Foundation to explain what…
School of Data: Live in India
Lucy Chambers and I recently travelled to India, to meet people working with open data and to explore the challenges they face. For more details of some of the discussions…
Call for Papers: Open Data Academic Research at OKFest
At Open Government Data Camp in Warsaw last year, much discussion took place about academic research around Open Data. In response to these conversations, a specific ‘Open Data Academic Research’…
Welcome to the School of Data blog!
Welcome to the School of Data’s new blog. This is a space for learners, data wranglers, and anyone with an interest in data to share news, stories, and tips and…
Open Science Hackday, 7th July, in London and Online!
The next OKFN Open Science hackday will be taking place in a few weeks on Saturday 7th July. It would be great to see plenty of open-science folk either in…
Laying Foundations for the School of Data
Recently, a small team gathered in Berlin for the School of Data kick-off sprint. After three days fueled by coffee, felt-tip pens and a multi-coloured array of post-it-notes, the sprint…
Much to Discuss at #OpenDataCBG
As faces filled the Panton Arms last week, it was great to see a healthy mix of the familiar and the new. The third meet-up in the #OpenDataCBG series proved…
Kick-starting the School of Data!
Earlier this year, we announced plans to launch the School of Data. Thanks to the generous support of Open Society Foundations and the Shuttleworth Foundation, we’re now ready to go!…
Cambridge Open Data Meet-Up!
The next #OpenDataCBG meet-up will take place this Monday 14th May, at 7pm in the Panton Arms. Sign up now! OpenDataCBG is back for its third bi-monthly meet-up! The previous…
We’re recruiting!
The Open Knowledge Foundation are currently recruiting for a Data Wrangler and a Data Visualisation Developer. If you’d like join our team, please visit our jobs page. At the Open…