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Posted byby Renata Ávila
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We celebrate the Digital Commons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium, a model built for sharing

October 30, 2025
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On behalf of the Open Knowledge Foundation, I welcome today’s announcement by the European Commission on the creation of the Digital Commons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (DC-EDIC). It is a…

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Posted byby OKFN
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Open Data Editor Recognised as a Digital Public Good

October 22, 2025
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This recognition affirms ODE’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and confirms that it meets the highest standards of openness, accessibility, and public benefit.

in Advocacy

Posted byby Patricio Del Boca
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‘When AI Meets Open Data’: Reflections for Open Government Communities

October 16, 2025
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AI and open data are a natural and powerful combination that promises to dramatically improve how citizens access public information, but the community is still working to make this a reliable reality.

in Advocacy

Posted byby OKFN
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Open Knowledge Foundation Priorities for the 2025 OGP

September 29, 2025
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The Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit is a key gathering for government representatives, civil society leaders, and open government advocates from around the world. It serves as a crucial…

in The Tech We Want

Posted byby OKFN
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Our New Field Guide: ‘The Tech We Want | Read This Before You Build’

September 23, 2025
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We at OKFN are questioning our own practices and learning how to do things anew. This new publication compiles some of these processes and invites you to put your community first.

in Open Data Day

Posted byby Rose Cyatukwire
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🇷🇼 Open Data Day 2025 in Kigali: Raising Awareness of the Gender Gap in Technology

September 12, 2025
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This text, part of the #ODDStories series, tells a story of Open Data Day‘s grassroots impact directly from the community’s voices. On 7th March 2025, I organized and celebrated a…

in Open Data Day

Posted byby Esther Plomp
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🇦🇼 Open Data Day 2025 in Oranjestad: The Challenges of Managing Open Data in Science

September 12, 2025
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This text, part of the #ODDStories series, tells a story of Open Data Day‘s grassroots impact directly from the community’s voices. On the 4th of March 2025 the University of…

in Open Data Day

Posted byby Juliet Babirye
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🇺🇬 Open Data Day 2025 in Mukono: Evaluating the Role of Open Data in Promotion of Peaceful Settlements

September 8, 2025
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This text, part of the #ODDStories series, tells a story of Open Data Day‘s grassroots impact directly from the community’s voices. As part of Open Data Day 2025, Solvent hosted…

in Open Data Editor

Posted byby OKFN
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Open Data Editor in Action: Strategic Data Cleansing for Catalan Municipalities

September 2, 2025
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Thanks to ODE, StoryData was able to cleanse and standardize complex municipal datasets and understand the extent to which they aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

in School of Data

Posted byby Saliou Abdou
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Two Training Sessions to Strengthen Open Data Culture in Benin

September 2, 2025
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The Open Data Editor workshop marked another important step in building an open data dynamic in the country, a civic opportunity for innovation and collaboration.