The recent Open Knowledge Anglophone Africa meeting was an important opportunity to assess the current state of the open movement, explore collaboration strategies, and chart the course for future projects and initiatives.
A summary of the last Latin America regional call, where we met with regional members of the Open Knowledge Network to share a relaxed and focused talk about our needs, and to present the map of communities we have been working on these last few months.
The Europe regional call aimed to understand whether it would be helpful to map the connections between existing OFKN network and chapter members.
This virtual meeting brought together various stakeholders in the field of open data in French-speaking Africa, with the main aim of mapping the civil society organisations active in this field.
Our annual gathering is a special occasion, an opportunity for us to come together, share our knowledge, listen attentively, and forge meaningful connections.
Members of the Open Knowledge Network from the Asia Hub join us for the thirteenth #OKFN100, a series of conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing the open movement.
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.
This week our thoughts are with the Open Knowledge community in Bangladesh, whose members have been deeply affected by internet shutdowns, curfews and arrests.
It’s time to get together and unite. See the details of each session and come and say hello – in person or virtually.
Open Letter to the European Commission
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.
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!
Debriefing and reflecting after the inaugural OPEN GOES COP coalition webinar
Check out Women for Sustainability Africa’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out Resource Connects for Education Initiative’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out Code For Africa’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
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.
Check out Digital Grassroot’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out DRM Africa’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out YouthMappersUAO’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out Mumsa Initiative’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
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!
Find out more about the event that brought together the GLAM community in Helsinki to discuss the impact of AI in the shared online culture.
A recent session from Open Knowledge Ghana discusses digital citizenship and introduces Kiwix as a tool to democratise access to knowledge.
Check out MSD Network’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out SWEAD’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out YouthMappers UFBA’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out GeOsm Family’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out InspireIT’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Organised by Open Knowledge Ghana, the event highlighted the crucial role that technology, innovation and digital empowerment can play in tackling the climate crisis.
Check out OpenStreetMap Colombia and YouthMappers Sagema’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Join us for a day-long side event to Wikimania 2024 in Katowice, Poland. Our goal is to design a shared advocacy vision for stronger, collaborative work for the Knowledge Commons.
Check out Management Development Institute’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
An account of Věra Jourová’s official visit to Greece and the need for open data to combat disinformation.
Check Open Tech Community Nepal’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
We’re thrilled to unveil today the latest addition to our Network, a programme to foster collaboration and expand our reach and impact across the globe.
Check out EcoMappers’ report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
The workshop aimed to enlighten attendees on the fundamentals and applications of open street mapping, a collective method for creating and refining maps with freely accessible geographic data.
Check out Diálogos’ report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
The political will to use biometrics as a means of peacefully resolving political disputes and strengthening the credibility of multi-party elections should be seized as an opportunity for the international community.
Check out Rural Aid Foundation’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out DETROITography’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out the UPI Youthmappers’ report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out Utopix’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out the Pastoralist Peoples’ Initiative’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out the Geodetic and Photogrammetric Laboratory’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out the UP Resilience Institute YouthMappers’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out the Meninas da Geo’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
Check out the Learnovation Foundation Network’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.
This year’s Open Data Day (ODD) was a huge success. Almost 300 events registered worldwide, with 60 countries participating in 15+ different languages. Check out the report.
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