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Open Data Day

🇹🇿 Open Data Day 2025 in Dodoma: Driving Urban Resilience With Open Data

Posted byby Shabani Magawila

🇹🇿 Open Data Day 2025 in Dodoma: Driving Urban Resilience With Open Data

February 16, 2026

This text, part of the #ODDStories series, tells a story of Open Data Day‘s grassroots impact directly from the community’s voices. The Open Data Day 2025 event in Dodoma brought…

Open Data Day

🇳🇵 Open Data Day 2025 in Ilam: Co-Creating Solutions to the Polycrisis with Indigenous and Marginalised Communities

Posted byby Sudeep Uprety

🇳🇵 Open Data Day 2025 in Ilam: Co-Creating Solutions to the Polycrisis with Indigenous and Marginalised Communities

February 16, 2026

This text, part of the #ODDStories series, tells a story of Open Data Day‘s grassroots impact directly from the community’s voices. To celebrate Open Data Day 2025, as part of…

Advocacy

Our Network Contribution to Shape the European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy

Posted byby OKFN

Our Network Contribution to Shape the European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy

February 4, 2026

Drawing on two decades of experience in building and supporting open digital infrastructure, we provide observations and recommendations to advance the EU’s strategic approach to open source, emphasizing its role in enhancing technological sovereignty, security, and competitiveness.

Newsletter

Posted byby OKFN

Who Decides? A Quick Guide to Governance ⚖️ – OKFN Newsletter January 2026

February 4, 2026

The Tech We Want, Open Data Editor, Open Technology Research, UN CSTD Working Group, Open Data Day and more.

Alliances

Open Technology Research Officially Launches to Strengthen Global Research Community

Posted byby OKFN

Open Technology Research Officially Launches to Strengthen Global Research Community

February 3, 2026

OpenForum Europe (OFE), the Open Source Initiative (OSI), and the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) today announced the official launch of Open Technology Research (OTR) — a strategic partnership designed to…

Frictionless Data

Frictionless Data Community Call January 2026

Posted byby Renu Kumari

Frictionless Data Community Call January 2026

January 24, 2026

At our last call we discussed the evolution of the Frictionless Data standards, ongoing software development, and real-world adoption across research domains.

Open Data Day

🇳🇬 Open Data Day 2025 in Owerri: Leveraging Open Data for Child Advocacy

Posted byby Leonard Onumajulu

🇳🇬 Open Data Day 2025 in Owerri: Leveraging Open Data for Child Advocacy

January 13, 2026

This text, part of the #ODDStories series, tells a story of Open Data Day‘s grassroots impact directly from the community’s voices. The event ‘Leveraging Open Data for Child Advocacy in…

Open Data Day

🇧🇩 Open Data Day 2025 in Sunamganj: Harnessing Open Data for Flood Preparedness

Posted byby Zobaer Rahman

🇧🇩 Open Data Day 2025 in Sunamganj: Harnessing Open Data for Flood Preparedness

January 13, 2026

This text, part of the #ODDStories series, tells a story of Open Data Day‘s grassroots impact directly from the community’s voices. On March 4, 2025, the YouthMappers Chapter at the…

Newsletter

Posted byby OKFN

🚀 Trustworthy AI for the Open Data Ecosystem – OKFN Newsletter End-of-Year 2025

December 18, 2025

Annual Report, New Partnerships, Digital Public Goods, CKAN and Open Data Editor, Open Science and more.

Our Work

Announcement of Strategic Funding to Enhance Multilingual, Sector-specific AI Literacy and Develop Trustworthy AI for Open Data

Posted byby Renata Ávila

Announcement of Strategic Funding to Enhance Multilingual, Sector-specific AI Literacy and Develop Trustworthy AI for Open Data

December 16, 2025

At the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN), we are excited and grateful to announce an important initiative for the next year, with the generous support of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation…