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Posted byby Lilly Winfree
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An update from the 2020 Frictionless Tool Fund grantees

September 30, 2020
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We are excited to share project updates from our 2020 Frictionless Data Tool Fund! Our five grantees are about half-way through their projects and have written updates below to share…

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Open Data Day 2021 will take place on Saturday 6th March

September 22, 2020
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We are pleased to announce that Open Data Day 2021 will take place on Saturday 6th March. Open Data Day is the annual global celebration of open data facilitated by…

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Posted byby Lilly Winfree
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Goodtables: Expediting the data submission and submitter feedback process

September 16, 2020
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by Adam Shepherd, Amber York, Danie Kinkade, and Lilly Winfree This post, originally published on the BCO-DMO blog, describes the second part of our Frictionless Data Pilot collaboration. …

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The UK’s National Data Strategy: first impressions and observations

September 10, 2020
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After years of promises, the UK Government has finally announced the launch of a ‘framework’ National Data Strategy. The aim of the strategy is to “drive the UK in building…

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Posted byby Lilly Winfree
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Frictionless Data Monthly Virtual Hangout – 27 August

August 24, 2020
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Join the Frictionless Data group for a virtual hangout on 27 August! These monthly hangouts are a casual opportunity to meet other Frictionless Data users and the main contributor team,…

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Our Open Future

August 19, 2020
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A closed future where knowledge belongs to the few; or an open future where knowledge is shared and used by everyone so that we can live happier and healthier lives.…

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Posted byby Jo Barratt
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An open future for every child

August 18, 2020
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An estimated 1.5 billion children worldwide have had their learning disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This global emergency is far more than a public health crisis: it has stalled…

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Posted byby Jo Barratt
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The UK must not be left behind on the road to a more open society

August 3, 2020
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The United Kingdom still doesn’t have a National Data Strategy. The idea has been stuck in development hell for years, and the delay has already had an impact. Had a…

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Posted byby Jo Barratt
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Exposing legacy project datasets in Digital Humanities: King’s Digital Lab experience

July 22, 2020
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This is a repost of a blog published by Arianna Ciula on Kings Digital Lab Blog on July 7, 2020 In this blogpost we share our experiences at King’s Digital Lab…

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Posted byby Lilly Winfree
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Clarifying the semantics of data matrices and results tables: a Frictionless Data Pilot

July 21, 2020
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As part of the Frictionless Data for Reproducible Research project, funded by the Sloan Foundation, we have started a Pilot collaboration with the Data Readiness Group at the Department of…