A shift in how knowledge is shared – OKFN Newsletter Oct/Nov 2026
The Sharing Shift, DPI as a commons, new course on School of Data, a conversation with Irina Bolychevsky, PeaceTech summit, and more.
Attribution, Commons and Open Source AI: OKFN in Paris for the DPGA Annual Members Meeting
This month we are in Paris for the Digital Public Goods Alliance Annual Members Meeting, hosted by the Government of France. The AMM is where the DPGA community comes together…
Announcing Data Package v2 Support in Frictionless R and Python Libraries
The Frictionless libraries for R and Python now support the Data Package v2 specification — with cross-language harmonisation, automatic version detection and continued v1 compatibility. Made possible by the NLnet Foundation, all the maintainers and broader Frictionless Data community.
OKFN at Barcelona Open Tech Week 2026: Follow Our Sessions
Our team is heading to BCN ready to promote open, sovereign and democratic technologies. Here's what you need to know to get involved and find out more.
New Course: How to Build a Responsible AI Chatbot Using Open Technologies
Take a look at the new hands-on course from School of Data, designed for educators and community practitioners. The course focuses on accuracy, source-grounded information and AI with conversational guardrails.
A real-world summit on tech and peace – OKFN Newsletter September 2026
AI Learning Labs, a new field guide, a live sandbox of traceable AI, Abrelatam and Mozfest, partnership with GreenPT, and more.
Open Knowledge at Abrelatam/Condatos 2026: AI, Public Data and Regional Collaboration
Join our sessions, receive a copy of the latest OKFN publications, and connect with our team to help develop responsible AI tools for democracy.
Open Knowledge and GreenPT Partner to Advance Sustainable AI
Together with GreenPT, we are bringing renewable-powered AI to our projects and communities, with learnings and insights shared along the way
New Field Guide: ‘Connecting AI to Government Data’
We at OKFN are exploring how to connect AI to public data in a way that builds trust. This new publication shares our pilot process and invites you to test it in your own context.
Frictionless Community Call August 2026
At the last community call, maintainers, contributors and new community members discussed an update for Data Package version 2 migration and looked ahead to upcoming community outputs.