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open standards

Posted byby OKFN
June 11, 2025

Celebrating the Launch of the ‘Quality and Consistent Data with Open Data Editor’ Course – Join Our Webinar!

OKFN is hosting a special online webinar where we’ll showcase the course, demonstrate ODE’s key features, and discuss its impact with expert speakers.

Posted byby OKFN
June 3, 2025

[Call for Organisations] Join a pilot to try AI that helps you fix, clean, and understand your data — no coding needed

Apply to explore how local, privacy-preserving AI can make your data work easier and safer while using the Open Data Editor.

Posted byby OKFN
May 20, 2025

Open Data Editor in Action: Enhancing genomic data literacy among researcher communities in Kenya

Bioinformatics Hub of Kenya initiative (BHKi) was able to find errors in over-complex spreadsheets and use ODE's metadata panel to standardise schemas for future surveys.

Posted byby OKFN
May 20, 2025

Open Data Editor in Action: Streamlining data governance and unlocking the potential value of urban data in Croatia

The City of Zagreb was able to reduce error-resolution time, comply with open data standards and foster a culture of data literacy across different city offices in the capital of Croatia

Posted byby OKFN
May 19, 2025

Open Data Editor in Action: Empowering local government staff across municipalities in Nepal

Open Knowledge Nepal was able to cut error-resolution time from weeks to hours and audit 40+ datasets across 5 municipalities, enabling public servants to validate data independently.

Posted byby OKFN
April 28, 2025

Open Data Editor in Action: A giant spreadsheet of environmental data now accurate for analysis

The Demography Project was able to streamline its work with air quality data in Kenya, significantly reduce the time needed to identify and correct errors, and train the team to work with open data.

Posted byby OKFN
April 14, 2025

Open Data Editor in Action: Multiple defence spending data sources in a single quality spreadsheet

The Observatoire des armements was able to streamline its work with statistics on arms purchases and sales in France, significantly reduce the time needed to identify and correct errors, and train the team to work with open data.

Posted byby Sara Petti
April 7, 2025

Frictionless Summit: Review the recording and learn about the next steps for Frictionless Data

Following The Tech We Want vision, the community agreed to follow up on the two macro-topics: one for software simplification and core functionalities, and one for outreach and adoption.

Posted byby OKFN
March 25, 2025

Announcing our new course: Quality and Consistent Data with the Open Data Editor

Part of our goal in developing the Open Data Editor (ODE) this year is to increase digital literacy among key communities. We’re thrilled to introduce our latest learning resource: a free, hands-on course designed to help non-technical users improve their data skills.

Posted byby Romina Colman
March 25, 2025

Open Data Editor AI integration: breaking the input-output logic

This post discusses our approach to integrating AI into the Open Data Editor. To ensure thoughtful AI integration, we are emphasising the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, user feedback, and ethical considerations rather than just technical implementation.

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