New frontiers for open knowledge – OKFN Newsletter July 2026
SkyCommons Observatory released, protecting our BrainCommons, a responsible AI chatbot, shared learnings at UN Big Data, preparing for the Open Technology Symposium, and more.
Making AI work for communities – OKFN Newsletter June 2026
AI and open data, archives and climate, BrainCommons, SkyCommons, MCP, CKAN, and more.
Roundtable Recap: How to digitise a physical archive to work strategically with AI?
This time, we learned from initiatives around the world that have breathed new life into dusty archives using both open and non-open technologies
We are learning AI by doing – OKFN Newsletter May 2026
AI Learning Labs, neurotech, public data, Open Technology Symposium, and more.
Learning together, building together – OKFN Newsletter April 2026
AI Learning Labs, RightsCon, knowledge commons as critical digital infrastructure, Open Technology Research, and more.
Open Data Day essay #4: ‘Open access and open data alone are not enough’
The Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information was launched in 2024 as an initiative to encourage research institutions and research funders to actively contribute to the open availability of research information.
Open Data Day essay #2: ‘From OPEN to FAIR’
Today, we understand that openness alone is not enough to generate lasting and structural impact. Open without structure is like a library without a catalogue.
Who Decides? A Quick Guide to Governance ⚖️ – OKFN Newsletter January 2026
The Tech We Want, Open Data Editor, Open Technology Research, UN CSTD Working Group, Open Data Day and more.
🚀 Trustworthy AI for the Open Data Ecosystem – OKFN Newsletter End-of-Year 2025
Annual Report, New Partnerships, Digital Public Goods, CKAN and Open Data Editor, Open Science and more.
New Field Guide: ‘The Tech We Want | Who Decides? A Quick Guide to Governance’
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.