Open Data Editor: The tormented journey of an app

Project Manager Sara Petti gives a behind-the-scenes account of the development of ODE at csv,conf,v8 – a journey full of lessons learned.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Sokoto, Nigeria 🇳🇬

Check out Resource Connects for Education Initiative’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪

Check out Code For Africa’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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‘Digital literacy, not just access, is Africa’s biggest problem’

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.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Zaria, Nigeria 🇳🇬

Check out Digital Grassroot’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Goma, DRCongo 🇨🇩

Check out DRM Africa’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮

Check out YouthMappersUAO’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Ningi, Nigeria 🇳🇬

Check out Mumsa Initiative’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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Join us for the Inaugural Webinar of OPEN GOES COP, a movement advocating for openness in the UN Climate Change Conferences

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!

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AI Sauna quick reflection

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.

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Empowering Digital Citizenship: Unlocking the Power of Open Knowledge with Participants of the LIFE Legacy

A recent session from Open Knowledge Ghana discusses digital citizenship and introduces Kiwix as a tool to democratise access to knowledge.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Goma, DRC Congo 🇨🇩

Check out MSD Network’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Cuddalore, India 🇮🇳

Check out SWEAD’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Salvador, Brazil 🇧🇷

Check out YouthMappers UFBA’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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We are telling G7 leaders that the AI infrastructure must be open

We are concerned about a closed digital future where only a few elites can seize the power of AI for private purposes. Our contribution to the Think7 Italy Summit (T7) is trying to change that.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Yaoundé, Cameroon 🇨🇲

Check out GeOsm Family’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Oguta, Nigeria 🇳🇬

Check out InspireIT’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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Bridging the Gap: Digital Rights, Sustainability, and Inclusion at #DRIF24

Organised by Open Knowledge Ghana, the event highlighted the crucial role that technology, innovation and digital empowerment can play in tackling the climate crisis.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Bogotá, Colombia 🇨🇴

Check out OpenStreetMap Colombia and YouthMappers Sagema’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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Common(s) Cause: Towards a Shared Advocacy Strategy for the Knowledge Commons 

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.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Gurgaon, India 🇮🇳

Check out Management Development Institute’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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European Commission VP’s roundtable: influencers in the fight against misinformation

An account of Věra Jourová’s official visit to Greece and the need for open data to combat disinformation.

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Open Data Editor: 5 tips for building data products that work for people

As announced in January, this year the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) team is working to develop a stable version of the Open Data Editor (ODE) application. Thanks to financial support from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, we will be able to create a no-code tool for data manipulation and publishing that is accessible to everyone, […]

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Kathmandu, Nepal 🇳🇵

Check Open Tech Community Nepal’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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Open Knowledge Network: Introducing the Regional Hubs Prototype Programme

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.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Kigali City, Rwanda 🇷🇼

Check out EcoMappers’ report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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Empowering Communities: Open Knowledge Somalia’s Open Street Mapping Workshop

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.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Guatemala City 🇬🇹 

Check out Diálogos’ report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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Open Data Editor: meet the team behind the app

Join us on this learning journey and follow the details of the app’s development in this series of blogs.

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The Republic of the Congo opts for the use of biometrics in multi-party elections

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.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Kibaale, Uganda 🇺🇬

Check out Rural Aid Foundation’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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Open Data Editor: what we learned from user research

Join us on this learning journey and follow the details of the app’s development in this series of blogs.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Detroit, USA 🇺🇸

Check out DETROITography’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Bandung, Indonesia 🇮🇩

Check out the UPI Youthmappers’ report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Caracas, Venezuela 🇻🇪

Check out Utopix’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Marsabit, Kenya 🇰🇪

Check out the Pastoralist Peoples’ Initiative’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Milan, Italy 🇮🇹

Check out the Geodetic and Photogrammetric Laboratory’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Quezon City, Philippines 🇵🇭 

Check out the UP Resilience Institute YouthMappers’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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Angela Oduor Lungati: ‘When embracing open source, one must be intentional about being inclusive’

The Executive Director of Ushahidi joins us for the ninth #OKFN100, a series of conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing the open movement.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Belém, Brazil 🇧🇷

Check out the Meninas da Geo’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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#ODDStories 2024 @ Kwara, Nigeria 🇳🇬

Check out the Learnovation Foundation Network’s report on their event held with the help of an Open Data Day mini-grant.

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Open Data Day 2024 – Global Statistics & Activity Report

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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Rebecca Firth: ‘A panacea of open data is needed to tackle climate-related disasters’

The Executive Director of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team joins us for the eighth #OKFN100, a series of conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing the open movement.

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And the winners of the Open Data Day 2024 Mini-Grants are. . .

We at the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) are excited to announce the list of organisations that have been awarded mini-grants to help them host Open Data Day (ODD) events and activities across the world. 

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Open Data Day 2024 – Mini-Grants Open Call

We are excited to announce the launch of the Open Data Day 2024 Mini-Grants Application to support organisations hosting open data events and activities across the world.

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Open Knowledge Network Regional Hubs Coordinators – Call for Applications

Are you a community practitioner or a researcher interested in international networks and the digital commons? This could be an interesting opportunity for you.

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Announcement of strategic funding for the Open Data Editor

We are pleased to announce that the Open Knowledge Foundation has been selected as a grantee of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, marking a significant milestone for the development of the Open Data Editor (ODE) application, a tool that will unlock the power of data for key groups, including scientists, journalists and data activists.

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End of the year with the Open Knowledge Network

Before we get to 2024, check out the heart-warming updates from around the world by the members of the Open Knowledge Network.

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The South at the world’s centre: OKFN dive into Uruguay’s data marathon

At the beginning of November, I visited Uruguay in the capacity of Open Knowledge Foundation’s Partnerships Lead to take part in #MaratónDeDatos, a pool of various events focused on the work with data, open data and open knowledge, and a meeting point for the global community engaged with the topic. I first arrived in Montevideo […]

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How DPI can help fight Information Pollution during elections

Our workshop in Ethiopia with DPGA members detected misinformation in three stages of the electoral process: voters’ registration, campaigns, and election day. Check out the results.

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