Open Data Day 2026

Posted byby Johan Wolswinkel
March 24, 2026

Open Data Day essay #5: ‘Decisions under the public eye: a promising set of open data’

The Dutch Open Government Act (Wet open overheid) has the potential to act as a game changer, as it will require governments to disclose these administrative decisions proactively to everyone.

Posted byby Bianca Kramer
March 24, 2026

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.

Posted byby Stephan Okhuijsen
March 24, 2026

Open Data Day essay #3: ‘Datagraver’

The best way to promote a more transparent government is by showing the value and importance of the data that is already open and available.

Posted byby Coen Wilders and Saskia Scheltjens
March 24, 2026

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.

Posted byby Marlinde Weener
March 24, 2026

Open Data Day essay #1: ‘Data is a goldmine, if you share it’

Although there are many examples of how open data reuse generates societal value, this potential is sometimes forgotten in political debates on open governance.

Posted byby OKFN
March 17, 2026

‘The Future of Open Data’: Video Documentation

Relive the online conference that brought the open data community together for a celebration of two decades of CKAN and to discuss the role of open data and data infrastructures today.

Open Data Day essay #5: ‘Decisions under the public eye: a promising set of open data’

Open Data Day essay #4: ‘Open access and open data alone are not enough’

Open Data Day essay #3: ‘Datagraver’

Open Data Day essay #2: ‘From OPEN to FAIR’

Open Data Day essay #1: ‘Data is a goldmine, if you share it’

‘The Future of Open Data’: Video Documentation

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’