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Posted byby Leonard Onumajulu
January 13, 2026

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

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…

Posted byby Seun Olufemi
July 30, 2025

Empowering Life Scientists in Africa through Open Data: Highlights from the ODE Training

Using data such as COVID-19 genomic metadata from GISAID and custom datasets like dog genomic metadata, participants explored how to detect inconsistencies and errors in datasets.

Posted byby Andikan Eduok
July 14, 2025

Training in Uyo Enables Participants to Take Their First Steps in Open Data

The goal was to show participants how to upload a dataset, check for mistakes in the data, and add helpful information (metadata) that explains the dataset clearly.

Posted byby Nuela Ada Ononiwu
July 9, 2025

Empowering Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria: Open Data Training for Enugu Advocates

This text reports on the impact of a training course offered by a multiplier trainer from the School of Data network. With support from the Open Knowledge Foundation, the Technology…

Posted byby Harriet C. Ijeomah
March 18, 2025

🇳🇬 Open Data Day 2025 in Owerri: Equipping Journalists to Address Climate and Agricultural Issues

#ODDStories – In a groundbreaking event held in Owerri, Imo State, journalists from various media organizations gathered for the Open Data Day 2025 workshop, aimed at equipping them with the necessary skills to utilize open data in climate and agricultural reporting.

Posted byby Mahmud Shehu
June 21, 2024

#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.

Posted byby Muhammed Bello Buhari
June 13, 2024

#ODDStories 2024 @ Zaria, Nigeria 🇳🇬

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

Posted byby Sulaiman Ashiru
June 4, 2024

#ODDStories 2024 @ Ningi, Nigeria 🇳🇬

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

Posted byby Nuela Ada Ononiwu
May 7, 2024

#ODDStories 2024 @ Oguta, Nigeria 🇳🇬

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

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…

Open Technology Research Officially Launches to Strengthen Global Research Community

The Road to a Press Freedom AI Commons

Open Knowledge Foundation Priorities for the 2025 OGP

Travis Gerke: ‘Academia is still very supportive of the singular hero scientist. But most things take teams’

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’