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Posted byby Patricio Del Boca
November 21, 2023

Debriefing the 3rd round table for a Digital Public Infrastructure for Electoral Processes [Anglophone Africa]

Last Wednesday, November 15th, we had the pleasure of organising the third round table to share experiences related to the development of open digital technologies and data standards in electoral…

Posted byby Patricio Del Boca
November 13, 2023

Debriefing the 2nd round table for a Digital Public Infrastructure for Electoral Processes [North America, Europe, Bangladesh]

The main objective of the panel was to listen to and learn about the local perspectives of each participant, in hopes of identifying common ground and possibilities for collaboration. Access the video and summary.

Posted byby Patricio Del Boca
October 26, 2023

Debriefing the 1st round table for a Digital Public Infrastructure for Electoral Processes [Latin America]

Posted byby OKFN
February 27, 2023

Zoë Kooyman: ‘Today, the free software message is maybe more important than ever’

The executive director of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) joined us for the second #OKFN100, a series of conversations with 100+ people about about the current challenges and paths of action of the open movement.

Posted byby Nikesh Balami
February 23, 2023

How to organise a successful Open Data Day event – a complete guide!

Open Data Day (ODD) is the annual celebration of open data all over the world, where groups from around the world create local events to promote open data or use…

Posted byby Sara Petti
November 28, 2022

Better together than alone: say hello again to the Open Knowledge Network

Join the movement! Today we are launching two projects to shine a light on the tremendous work the Network has been doing in the past decade.

Posted byby Catherine Stihler
March 6, 2020

Celebrating the tenth Open Data Day on Saturday 7th March 2020

In Ghana, satellite and drone imagery is being used to track deforestation and water pollution in West Africa. In South Africa, the first map of minibus taxi routes in a…

Posted byby Stephen Abbott Pugh
January 16, 2020

Announcing the launch of the Open Data Day 2020 mini-grant scheme

We are happy to announce the launch of the mini-grant scheme for Open Data Day 2020. This scheme will provide small funds to support the organisation of open data-related events…

Posted byby Teg-wende Idriss TINTO
September 14, 2017

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…

Posted byby Open Knowledge Finland
May 3, 2017

MyData 2017, Hack your heritage and other updates from Open Knowledge Finland.

This blog post is part of our summer series featuring chapter updates from across the Open Knowledge Network and was written by the team of Open Knowledge Finland. It’s been…

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The Road to a Press Freedom AI Commons

Open Knowledge Foundation Priorities for the 2025 OGP

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Andrés Vázquez: ‘90% of technological problems can be solved with tools that have been around for decades’

Jaya Klara Brekke: ‘Know who runs your infrastructure’

Our Network Contribution to Shape the European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy

School of Data Returns: Scaling Digital Literacy Through Trainer Multipliers

Presentation & Expert Roundtable: ‘From Software to Society — Openness in a Changing World’