Frictionless Data Community Call January 2026
At our last call we discussed the evolution of the Frictionless Data standards, ongoing software development, and real-world adoption across research domains.
Frictionless Data Community Call November 2025
At our last call we discussed the Zenodo Integration of the Data Package and an Action Plan for the community reactivation in 2026.
Data Package version 2.0 is out!
Thanks to the generous support of NLnet, now Data Package includes features that were often requested throughout the years and improves extensibility for domain-specific implementations.
Frictionless specs update
Originally published on: https://frictionlessdata.io/blog/2023/11/15/frictionless-specs-update/ We are very pleased to announce that thanks to the generous support of NLnet we have kickstarted the Frictionless specifications update. After a first discussion with the community…
Frictionless Planet and Lacuna Fund discuss gaps in climate datasets for machine learning
On 24 June we hosted a conversation with the Lacuna Fund about datasets for climate change where we heard all about the Lacuna Fund’s recently launched Request for Proposals around…
Combining Data Skills, Knowledge, and Networks to Save our Planet
Originally published on: https://frictionlessdata.io/blog/2022/03/09/save-our-planet/ During these past tumultuous years, it has been striking to witness the role that information has played in furthering suffering: misinformation, lack of data transparency, and…
Thank you for Joining the Frictionless Data Hackathon
Last week people from around the world joined the Frictionless Data team for the world’s first Frictionless Data Hackathon. Find out what happened, and make sure you join the Frictionless…
Open Science in action ! Making it easier for science researchers to share their data
Frictionless Data and Dryad join forces to make it easier for scientists to upload their research data to the Dryad repository. What’s this about? What happens to scientific data after…
Welcome Livemark – the New Frictionless Data Tool
We are very excited to announce that a new tool has been added to the Frictionless Data toolkit: Livemark. What is Frictionless? Frictionless Data is a set of specifications for…
Unveiling the new Frictionless Data documentation portal
Have you used Frictionless Data documentation in the past and been confused or wanted more examples? Are you a brand new Frictionless Data user looking to get started learning? We…