How to run your Open Data Day event online in 2021
For Open Data Day 2021 on Saturday 6th March, the Open Knowledge Foundation is offering support and funding for in-person and online events anywhere in the world via our mini-grant…
The UK’s National Data Strategy: first impressions and observations
After years of promises, the UK Government has finally announced the launch of a ‘framework’ National Data Strategy. The aim of the strategy is to “drive the UK in building…
Open Data Day 2020: it’s a wrap!
On Saturday 7th March 2020, the tenth Open Data Day took place with people around the world organising over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data. Thanks to…
Supporting the Open COVID Pledge
Openness and transparency are key to solving the COVID-19 crisis. The open sharing of data will help ensure public trust, encourage the restoration of public confidence in experts in the…
Meet the organisations who have been awarded Open Data Day 2020 mini-grants
The Open Knowledge Foundation is happy to announce that dozens of organisations from all over the world have been awarded mini-grants to support the running of events that celebrate Open…
Announcing the launch of the Open Data Day 2020 mini-grant scheme
We are happy to announce the launch of the mini-grant scheme for Open Data Day 2020. This scheme will provide small funds to support the organisation of open data-related events…
Why greater tax transparency is needed to help fix the broken global tax system
Public CBCR by Financial Transparency Coalition is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 The international tax system is broken and in need of urgent updating to address issues which allow globalised businesses to…
Missed opportunities in the EU’s revised open data and re-use of public sector information directive
Published by the European Union on June 26th, the revised directive on open data and the re-use of public sector information – or PSI Directive – set out an updated…
Two years on, little action from the EU on public country-by-country reporting
Two years ago, members of the European Parliament voted to force large multinational corporations registered in Europe to reveal how much tax they pay, how many people they employ and…
Why public country-by-country reporting should be introduced in the UK and across Europe
The release of the Paradise Papers has drawn attention to international calls for greater tax transparency to tackle the issues raised by the leak of millions of documents detailing the…