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OKFN

The official voice of the Open Knowledge Foundation.

Posted byby OKFN
August 1, 2024

‘A vicious circle is preventing openness from flourishing in Francophone Africa’

Members of the Open Knowledge Network from the Francophone Africa Hub join us for the twelfth #OKFN100, a series of conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing the open movement.

Posted byby OKFN
August 1, 2024

Bangladesh must immediately stop persecuting experts of the open movement

This week our thoughts are with the Open Knowledge community in Bangladesh, whose members have been deeply affected by internet shutdowns, curfews and arrests.

Posted byby OKFN
July 31, 2024

Follow us in Poland or online at Wikimania, the biggest gathering of the open community in 2024

It's time to get together and unite. See the details of each session and come and say hello – in person or virtually.

Posted byby OKFN
July 16, 2024

The European Union must keep funding free software

Open Letter to the European Commission

Posted byby OKFN
July 15, 2024

‘There are many data gaps in Latin America and we lack collection methods’

Members of the Open Knowledge Network from the Latin America Hub join us for the eleventh #OKFN100, a series of conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing the open movement.

Posted byby OKFN
July 15, 2024

Policy Brief: Governing Digital Public Infrastructure as a Commons

Policy Brief submitted by Open Knowledge Foundation, Center for Internet and Society and Research ICT Africa to T20, Engagement Group of G20 under Task Force T05 - Inclusive digital transformation

Posted byby OKFN
July 12, 2024

You are invited to OPEN GOES COP’s 2nd Webinar

We’re advocating for openness in the UN Climate Change Conferences. If you’re working at the intersection of openness and climate change, please come!

Posted byby OKFN
June 18, 2024

‘Digital literacy, not just access, is Africa’s biggest problem’

Members of the Open Knowledge Network from the Anglophone Africa Hub join us for the tenth #OKFN100, a series of conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing the open movement.

Posted byby OKFN
May 27, 2024

Join us for the Inaugural Webinar of OPEN GOES COP, a movement advocating for openness in the UN Climate Change Conferences

We aim to overcome the lack of discussion on the role of ‘openness’ as a necessary condition for addressing the climate crisis. If you're working at the intersection of openness and climate change, please come!

Posted byby OKFN
May 13, 2024

We are telling G7 leaders that the AI infrastructure must be open

We are concerned about a closed digital future where only a few elites can seize the power of AI for private purposes. Our contribution to the Think7 Italy Summit (T7) is trying to change that.

Open Technology Research Officially Launches to Strengthen Global Research Community

The Road to a Press Freedom AI Commons

Open Knowledge Foundation Priorities for the 2025 OGP

Travis Gerke: ‘Academia is still very supportive of the singular hero scientist. But most things take teams’

Andrés Vázquez: ‘90% of technological problems can be solved with tools that have been around for decades’

Jaya Klara Brekke: ‘Know who runs your infrastructure’

Our Network Contribution to Shape the European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy

School of Data Returns: Scaling Digital Literacy Through Trainer Multipliers

Presentation & Expert Roundtable: ‘From Software to Society — Openness in a Changing World’