How to innovate? Prototype everything!
We recognized a problem. There are so many individuals and small teams with good ideas out there, but there is little to no financial support. We wanted to change that.…
Czech Open Data Challenge: a showcase of amazing transparency apps
This blog post was written by the Czech Republic Open Knowledge team as part of our blog series of Open Knowledge Network updates. In the fifth edition of Czech open data challenge, interested parties…
OKFestival 2018 becomes Open Knowledge Summit May 2018 in Thessaloniki
It is with regret that due to recent circumstances within Open Knowledge International, we have come to the conclusion that it is necessary to cancel the planned Open Knowledge Festival…
How mundane admin records helped open Finnish politics: An example of “impolite” transparency advocacy
This blogpost was jointly written by Aleksi Knuutila and Georgia Panagiotidou. Their bio’s can be found at the bottom of the page. In a recent blog post Tom Steinberg, long-term…
Sensitizing Nepal’s digital natives: Open Data Awareness Program announced
To support Nepal’s growing open data movement and increase its network of data-savvy practitioners, Open Knowledge Nepal has announced the Open Data Awareness Program, which aims to sensitize more than…
Pavel Richter stands down as Chief Executive Officer
It is with a mixture of sadness and gratitude that the Board of Directors announces that Pavel Richter will be leaving his position as Chief Executive Officer of Open Knowledge…
OKFestival 2018 – It’s time for a competition!
Update 30 November 2017: Despite earlier announcements, Open Knowledge International have decided not to run OKFestival 2018. There have been some recent major changes in the organisation that have adversely…
An update from Open Burkina
Energy is fundamental to any development. The National Electricity Company of Burkina Faso (SONABEL) whose task is the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in the Burkinabè population, works hard…
Fostering open, inclusive, and respectful participation
At Open Knowledge International we have been involved with various projects with other civil society organisations aiming for the release of public interest data, so that anyone can use it…
Open Data Conference in Switzerland
This year’s Opendata.ch/2017, the Open Data Conference in Switzerland, was all about Open Smart Cities, Open Tourism & Transport Data, Open Science & Open Food Data. We learnt how Open Data…