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openness

Posted byby OKFN
August 5, 2026

Preliminary agenda announced for the Open Technology Research Symposium 2026

This year’s Symposium is guided by the theme “Shaping the Open Transition”. The program features speakers from Fiji, Ireland, Australia, India, Slovenia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Canada, Sweden, Nigeria, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Spain, and the United States.

Posted byby OKFN
July 30, 2026

8 Recommendations to Shape the Future of our Brain Commons

After reading about, experiencing and analysing the current technical and regulatory landscape of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), and speaking with technologists, policy makers, legal scholars, and data experts, we encapsulated our…

Posted byby OKFN
May 18, 2026

Announcing the Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium 2026 in Barcelona

We hope you will join us from 26–27 October at the historic University of Barcelona as we translate evidence-based research into actionable policy.

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.

Posted byby Renata Ávila, Deborah Bryant & Laszlo Igneczi
March 11, 2026

Shaping a Shared Research Agenda for Open Technology Research

Open Technology Research (OTR) is entering one of its most important phases: shaping a shared research agenda that will guide our collective work over the next two years and beyond.

Posted byby OKFN
February 4, 2026

Our Network Contribution to Shape the European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy

Drawing on two decades of experience in building and supporting open digital infrastructure, we provide observations and recommendations to advance the EU’s strategic approach to open source, emphasizing its role in enhancing technological sovereignty, security, and competitiveness.

Posted byby OKFN
February 3, 2026

Open Technology Research Officially Launches to Strengthen Global Research Community

OpenForum Europe (OFE), the Open Source Initiative (OSI), and the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) today announced the official launch of Open Technology Research (OTR) — a strategic partnership designed to…

Posted byby OKFN
November 26, 2025

[VIDEO] Meet Open Knowledge’s Digital Public Goods

OKFN is the proud creator and one of the maintainers of two officially recognised digital public goods (DPGs): CKAN and Open Data Editor (ODE).

Posted byby OKFN
November 20, 2025

OpenForum Europe, Open Source Initiative, and Open Knowledge Foundation Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Open Technology Research

The Open Technology Research Network (OTRN) will strengthen the global open technology research community and advance evidence-based policymaking around open technologies.

Posted byby OKFN
November 13, 2025

Open letter: Harnessing open source AI to advance digital sovereignty

Dear President Macron,Dear Chancellor Merz,Dear President von der Leyen, Europe is at a crossroads. The Summit on European Digital Sovereignty marks an important milestone for the EU and its member…

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

Design choices for a responsible AI chatbot: a conversation with #semanticClimate

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’

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’