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Open Data Day

Open Data Day (ODD) is an annual celebration of open data, taking place across the world for a week in March. Groups from almost every country organise local events where they use open data in their communities.

Posted byby Anna Ścisłowska
April 4, 2018

Engaging people around open data and open mapping – from USA to Poland

Co-authored by Lizzie Ellis (Code for DC, USA) and Anna Ścisłowska (Association 61, Poland) This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2018. On…

Posted byby SocialTIC
April 3, 2018

Celebrating Open Data Day with communities from Mexico to Guatemala

This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2018. On Saturday 3 March, groups from around the world organised over 400 events to celebrate,…

Posted byby Prisca Rananjarison
March 29, 2018

Open Data Day in Kenya and in Madagascar

Co-authored by Prisca Rananjarison (Madagascar) and Chepkemoi Magdaline (Kenya) This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2018. On Saturday 3 March, groups from around the…

Posted byby Open Knowledge Finland
March 28, 2018

Open Data Day 2018: getting the local communities in Porto and Helsinki to talk about open mapping

This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2018. On Saturday 3 March, groups from around the world organised over 400 events to celebrate,…

Posted byby Lieke Ploeger
March 2, 2018

Open Data Day 2018: what do we celebrate and why?

On Open Data Day (http://opendataday.org/), which is happening this year on Saturday 3 March 2018, we celebrate the benefits that open data can bring to our communities and the society…

Posted byby Oscar Montiel
February 20, 2018

Announcing the 2018 International Open Data Day mini-grant winners!

Open Data Day is an important date for a broad community that works for a more open world, where information can benefit more people. To support the efforts made by…

Posted byby Lieke Ploeger
February 15, 2018

Open Data Day 2018 is coming: what’s on the map?

Open Data Day is only a few weeks away: on Saturday 3 March 2018 groups from around the world are hosting talks, hackathons, conferences, workshops and other meetups celebrating the…

Posted byby Oscar Montiel
January 30, 2018

A new track for Open Data Day mini-grants: Open Data for Equal Development

As we get closer to Open Data Day 2018, we keep working to make this year’s events really awesome. To achieve this we have some good news for you: We…

Posted byby Oscar Montiel
January 22, 2018

Announcing the Open Data Day 2018 mini-grants scheme

If data is freed into the open, but no one uses it, can we consider it open data? This is one of the questions we need to ask ourselves is…

Posted byby Oscar Montiel
December 11, 2017

Open Data Day – 3 March 2018: you are invited!

2018 is almost here, and that means that on Saturday 3 March, we’ll be celebrating Open Data Day (ODD). As always, this is a bottom-up initiative, where we expect to…

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