Open Knowledge Foundation
@okfn.bsky.social
We provide services, tools and training to build a world open by design where all knowledge is accessible to everyone.
#TheTechWeWant #OpenDataEditor #OpenDataCommons #SchoolOfData #CKAN
#TheTechWeWant #OpenDataEditor #OpenDataCommons #SchoolOfData #CKAN
The topic of the moment is #governance ⚖️
For those who missed the launch in December, here's the latest field guide from @okfn.bsky.social to help you sustain your public interest tech projects and communities.
Tip: here's no one-size-fit-all 📐
👉🏾 Learn more: buff.ly/2Styp87
#TheTechWeWant
For those who missed the launch in December, here's the latest field guide from @okfn.bsky.social to help you sustain your public interest tech projects and communities.
Tip: here's no one-size-fit-all 📐
👉🏾 Learn more: buff.ly/2Styp87
#TheTechWeWant
January 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The topic of the moment is #governance ⚖️
For those who missed the launch in December, here's the latest field guide from @okfn.bsky.social to help you sustain your public interest tech projects and communities.
Tip: here's no one-size-fit-all 📐
👉🏾 Learn more: buff.ly/2Styp87
#TheTechWeWant
For those who missed the launch in December, here's the latest field guide from @okfn.bsky.social to help you sustain your public interest tech projects and communities.
Tip: here's no one-size-fit-all 📐
👉🏾 Learn more: buff.ly/2Styp87
#TheTechWeWant
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Dear @okfn.bsky.social community, our discussion infrastructure is back discuss.okfn.org. It was down while we moved to a self-hosted option to keep our conversations truly ours. Please check all is working fine, and, why not? Start the year discussing new topics or responding to old ones!
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Dear @okfn.bsky.social community, our discussion infrastructure is back discuss.okfn.org. It was down while we moved to a self-hosted option to keep our conversations truly ours. Please check all is working fine, and, why not? Start the year discussing new topics or responding to old ones!
🏅 We are proud to announce the inclusion of #OpenDataEditor in the #InfraFinder catalogue, an open infrastructure discovery and assessment tool by @investinopen.bsky.social.
👉🏾 ODE listing: buff.ly/KttXthe
👉🏾 Learn more: buff.ly/qp37suP
#TheTechWeWant
#OpenData
👉🏾 ODE listing: buff.ly/KttXthe
👉🏾 Learn more: buff.ly/qp37suP
#TheTechWeWant
#OpenData
January 26, 2026 at 8:04 PM
🏅 We are proud to announce the inclusion of #OpenDataEditor in the #InfraFinder catalogue, an open infrastructure discovery and assessment tool by @investinopen.bsky.social.
👉🏾 ODE listing: buff.ly/KttXthe
👉🏾 Learn more: buff.ly/qp37suP
#TheTechWeWant
#OpenData
👉🏾 ODE listing: buff.ly/KttXthe
👉🏾 Learn more: buff.ly/qp37suP
#TheTechWeWant
#OpenData
The UN CSTD Working Group on Data Governance is entering a critical phase.
Join our online discussion on 27 January, 13:00 UTC/14:00 CET to explore its progress, ongoing consultations, and how to engage in 2026.
Save your spot! ⤵️
buff.ly/Ldfn7DQ
#DataGovernance #GlobalDigitalCompact #UNCSTD
Join our online discussion on 27 January, 13:00 UTC/14:00 CET to explore its progress, ongoing consultations, and how to engage in 2026.
Save your spot! ⤵️
buff.ly/Ldfn7DQ
#DataGovernance #GlobalDigitalCompact #UNCSTD
January 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The UN CSTD Working Group on Data Governance is entering a critical phase.
Join our online discussion on 27 January, 13:00 UTC/14:00 CET to explore its progress, ongoing consultations, and how to engage in 2026.
Save your spot! ⤵️
buff.ly/Ldfn7DQ
#DataGovernance #GlobalDigitalCompact #UNCSTD
Join our online discussion on 27 January, 13:00 UTC/14:00 CET to explore its progress, ongoing consultations, and how to engage in 2026.
Save your spot! ⤵️
buff.ly/Ldfn7DQ
#DataGovernance #GlobalDigitalCompact #UNCSTD
🙌🏾 It's time to hear a story of #OpenDataDay‘s grassroots impact directly from the community’s voices:
🇧🇩 🌊 "Harnessing Open Data for Flood Preparedness", by Zobaer Rahman → buff.ly/esNUwsq
#ODDStories
#ODD25
🇧🇩 🌊 "Harnessing Open Data for Flood Preparedness", by Zobaer Rahman → buff.ly/esNUwsq
#ODDStories
#ODD25
January 13, 2026 at 7:57 PM
🙌🏾 It's time to hear a story of #OpenDataDay‘s grassroots impact directly from the community’s voices:
🇧🇩 🌊 "Harnessing Open Data for Flood Preparedness", by Zobaer Rahman → buff.ly/esNUwsq
#ODDStories
#ODD25
🇧🇩 🌊 "Harnessing Open Data for Flood Preparedness", by Zobaer Rahman → buff.ly/esNUwsq
#ODDStories
#ODD25
🗞️ Our End-of-Year Newsletter is out today – including @okfn.bsky.social's Annual Report 2025, new partnerships and announcements, many project updates, and the latest news of the #OpenMovement around the world.
👉🏾 Check it out: buff.ly/BD8NmcF
👉🏾 Check it out: buff.ly/BD8NmcF
December 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🗞️ Our End-of-Year Newsletter is out today – including @okfn.bsky.social's Annual Report 2025, new partnerships and announcements, many project updates, and the latest news of the #OpenMovement around the world.
👉🏾 Check it out: buff.ly/BD8NmcF
👉🏾 Check it out: buff.ly/BD8NmcF
AI belongs to the people it serves. @okfn.bsky.social proves this daily in partnership with @pjmfdn.bsky.social. Together, we will build 4 hands-on pilots and multilingual AI literacy curricula, while advancing trustworthy AI in the global open data ecosystem.
Learn more → buff.ly/FPsAagm
Learn more → buff.ly/FPsAagm
December 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
AI belongs to the people it serves. @okfn.bsky.social proves this daily in partnership with @pjmfdn.bsky.social. Together, we will build 4 hands-on pilots and multilingual AI literacy curricula, while advancing trustworthy AI in the global open data ecosystem.
Learn more → buff.ly/FPsAagm
Learn more → buff.ly/FPsAagm
⭐️ Opportunity alert: part-time Project Manager role at @okfn.bsky.social ⭐️
The successful candidate will support the development for an #opendata infrastructure portal being prepared for the challenges of AI.
Could this be you? Know anyone?
Please share! 👉🏾 okfn.org/en/jobs/proj...
The successful candidate will support the development for an #opendata infrastructure portal being prepared for the challenges of AI.
Could this be you? Know anyone?
Please share! 👉🏾 okfn.org/en/jobs/proj...
December 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
⭐️ Opportunity alert: part-time Project Manager role at @okfn.bsky.social ⭐️
The successful candidate will support the development for an #opendata infrastructure portal being prepared for the challenges of AI.
Could this be you? Know anyone?
Please share! 👉🏾 okfn.org/en/jobs/proj...
The successful candidate will support the development for an #opendata infrastructure portal being prepared for the challenges of AI.
Could this be you? Know anyone?
Please share! 👉🏾 okfn.org/en/jobs/proj...
🚀 Today, we are excited to announce a new strategic partnership with #datHere to strengthen open, FAIR and AI-ready data infrastructure powered by #CKAN.
Towards more open-source solutions to tackle the most pressing issues of our time!
Learn more 👇🏾 buff.ly/mj5LJ4N
Towards more open-source solutions to tackle the most pressing issues of our time!
Learn more 👇🏾 buff.ly/mj5LJ4N
Open Knowledge Foundation and datHere Announce New Partnership to Strengthen Open, FAIR, AI-Ready Data Infrastructure Powered by CKAN - Open Knowledge Blog
The Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) and datHere have established a new partnership to advance open standards and AI-ready data infrastructure tooling, standards and practices. The collaboration aims…
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December 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🚀 Today, we are excited to announce a new strategic partnership with #datHere to strengthen open, FAIR and AI-ready data infrastructure powered by #CKAN.
Towards more open-source solutions to tackle the most pressing issues of our time!
Learn more 👇🏾 buff.ly/mj5LJ4N
Towards more open-source solutions to tackle the most pressing issues of our time!
Learn more 👇🏾 buff.ly/mj5LJ4N
🔖 Have you read our latest field guide? '#TheTechWeWant | Read This Before You Build' is particularly useful if you are developing, or intend to develop, technology for the public interest.
👉🏾 buff.ly/YD1dfZB
👉🏾 buff.ly/YD1dfZB
December 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🔖 Have you read our latest field guide? '#TheTechWeWant | Read This Before You Build' is particularly useful if you are developing, or intend to develop, technology for the public interest.
👉🏾 buff.ly/YD1dfZB
👉🏾 buff.ly/YD1dfZB
😵 We've all been there: opening a spreadsheet only to find a mess of missing values, weird formats, and inconsistent entries.
🤩 There is a better way. → Meet the #OpenDataEditor
💻⤓ okfn.org/opendataedit...
#TheTechWeWant
🤩 There is a better way. → Meet the #OpenDataEditor
💻⤓ okfn.org/opendataedit...
#TheTechWeWant
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
😵 We've all been there: opening a spreadsheet only to find a mess of missing values, weird formats, and inconsistent entries.
🤩 There is a better way. → Meet the #OpenDataEditor
💻⤓ okfn.org/opendataedit...
#TheTechWeWant
🤩 There is a better way. → Meet the #OpenDataEditor
💻⤓ okfn.org/opendataedit...
#TheTechWeWant
📰 #OpenDataEditor in Action: ODE helped @datacritica.bsky.social to quickly identify reliable variables for their data journalism investigations in Mexico and ensure their stories are built on solid foundation.
👉🏾 Check the use case: buff.ly/psyHnmo
👉🏾 Check the use case: buff.ly/psyHnmo
November 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
📰 #OpenDataEditor in Action: ODE helped @datacritica.bsky.social to quickly identify reliable variables for their data journalism investigations in Mexico and ensure their stories are built on solid foundation.
👉🏾 Check the use case: buff.ly/psyHnmo
👉🏾 Check the use case: buff.ly/psyHnmo
Today, we are showcasing the full potential of #CKAN at the #DPGProductFair, during the Digital Public Goods Alliance Annual Members' Meeting in #Brasília 🇧🇷
📸 @hsvab.bsky.social (@ok.org.br), @avilarenata.bsky.social and Otavio Neves (CGU/Government of Brazil)
📸 @hsvab.bsky.social (@ok.org.br), @avilarenata.bsky.social and Otavio Neves (CGU/Government of Brazil)
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Today, we are showcasing the full potential of #CKAN at the #DPGProductFair, during the Digital Public Goods Alliance Annual Members' Meeting in #Brasília 🇧🇷
📸 @hsvab.bsky.social (@ok.org.br), @avilarenata.bsky.social and Otavio Neves (CGU/Government of Brazil)
📸 @hsvab.bsky.social (@ok.org.br), @avilarenata.bsky.social and Otavio Neves (CGU/Government of Brazil)
✨Today, we are announcing the launch of the Open Technology Research Network (OTRN), developed in partnership with @opensource.org and @openforumeurope.org.
Find out more about what we will be doing in 2026: blog.okfn.org/2025/11/20/o...
Find out more about what we will be doing in 2026: blog.okfn.org/2025/11/20/o...
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
✨Today, we are announcing the launch of the Open Technology Research Network (OTRN), developed in partnership with @opensource.org and @openforumeurope.org.
Find out more about what we will be doing in 2026: blog.okfn.org/2025/11/20/o...
Find out more about what we will be doing in 2026: blog.okfn.org/2025/11/20/o...
📣 We are thrilled to join @opensource.org - @openforumeurope.org in the Open Technology Research Network (OTRN).
2026 will be an exciting year bringing back the spirit of our early festivals and finding the answers to embrace the power of open technologies.
buff.ly/ACyuuQe
2026 will be an exciting year bringing back the spirit of our early festivals and finding the answers to embrace the power of open technologies.
buff.ly/ACyuuQe
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📣 We are thrilled to join @opensource.org - @openforumeurope.org in the Open Technology Research Network (OTRN).
2026 will be an exciting year bringing back the spirit of our early festivals and finding the answers to embrace the power of open technologies.
buff.ly/ACyuuQe
2026 will be an exciting year bringing back the spirit of our early festivals and finding the answers to embrace the power of open technologies.
buff.ly/ACyuuQe
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Today, OpenForum Europe (OFE), the Open Source Initiative (OSI), and the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) announced a new strategic partnership: the Open Technology Research Network (OTRN).
Read the full announcement here: openforumeurope.org/openforum-eu...
Read the full announcement here: openforumeurope.org/openforum-eu...
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Today, OpenForum Europe (OFE), the Open Source Initiative (OSI), and the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) announced a new strategic partnership: the Open Technology Research Network (OTRN).
Read the full announcement here: openforumeurope.org/openforum-eu...
Read the full announcement here: openforumeurope.org/openforum-eu...
At @okfn.bsky.social we congratulate Wayne Wei Wang!
Dedicated to Basil Cousins' legacy, the award is meant to encourage future generations committed to rigorous thought and research in the field of open innovation and open technology.
#OFASymposium
Dedicated to Basil Cousins' legacy, the award is meant to encourage future generations committed to rigorous thought and research in the field of open innovation and open technology.
#OFASymposium
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
At @okfn.bsky.social we congratulate Wayne Wei Wang!
Dedicated to Basil Cousins' legacy, the award is meant to encourage future generations committed to rigorous thought and research in the field of open innovation and open technology.
#OFASymposium
Dedicated to Basil Cousins' legacy, the award is meant to encourage future generations committed to rigorous thought and research in the field of open innovation and open technology.
#OFASymposium
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We're having a lot of fun here in Brazil! Here's some of our many attendees who turned out in Rio de Janeiro to talk about open technology impact at the #OFASymposium2025.
Now we're moving into our fourth and final track: Sustainability & Security!
#OpenSource #OpenTechnology #Research #Symposium
Now we're moving into our fourth and final track: Sustainability & Security!
#OpenSource #OpenTechnology #Research #Symposium
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We're having a lot of fun here in Brazil! Here's some of our many attendees who turned out in Rio de Janeiro to talk about open technology impact at the #OFASymposium2025.
Now we're moving into our fourth and final track: Sustainability & Security!
#OpenSource #OpenTechnology #Research #Symposium
Now we're moving into our fourth and final track: Sustainability & Security!
#OpenSource #OpenTechnology #Research #Symposium
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We are kicking off Day 2 of the OFA Symposium 2025 with a keynote by Fernanda Campagnucci on Openness at a Crossroads!
Stay tuned for updates on today's two tracks: Economic Impact of Open and Sustainability and Security.
#OpenSource #OpenTechnology #Research #Symposium
Stay tuned for updates on today's two tracks: Economic Impact of Open and Sustainability and Security.
#OpenSource #OpenTechnology #Research #Symposium
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We are kicking off Day 2 of the OFA Symposium 2025 with a keynote by Fernanda Campagnucci on Openness at a Crossroads!
Stay tuned for updates on today's two tracks: Economic Impact of Open and Sustainability and Security.
#OpenSource #OpenTechnology #Research #Symposium
Stay tuned for updates on today's two tracks: Economic Impact of Open and Sustainability and Security.
#OpenSource #OpenTechnology #Research #Symposium
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The presenters from our first track -- Open Technologies and Geopolitics -- are tackling the big questions around #OpenTechnologies that influence #geopolitical strategies, #trade policies, and #technological #sovereignty.
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The presenters from our first track -- Open Technologies and Geopolitics -- are tackling the big questions around #OpenTechnologies that influence #geopolitical strategies, #trade policies, and #technological #sovereignty.
Building on the policy brief presented by @okfn.bsky.social and @cis-cnrs.bsky.social to the #G20, researcher Ramya Chandresekhar explores how to govern DPI as a commons.
#OFASymposium in #Rio
@openforumeurope.org
#OFASymposium in #Rio
@openforumeurope.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Building on the policy brief presented by @okfn.bsky.social and @cis-cnrs.bsky.social to the #G20, researcher Ramya Chandresekhar explores how to govern DPI as a commons.
#OFASymposium in #Rio
@openforumeurope.org
#OFASymposium in #Rio
@openforumeurope.org
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We are coming to you live from Rio de Janeiro, the site of the 2025 edition of the #OFASymposium2025. We have a full day ahead of us, with two full tracks of exciting presentations and keynotes. Thank you to @fgvoficial.bsky.social for hosting us!
#OpenSource #OpenTechnology #Research #Symposium
#OpenSource #OpenTechnology #Research #Symposium
November 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We are coming to you live from Rio de Janeiro, the site of the 2025 edition of the #OFASymposium2025. We have a full day ahead of us, with two full tracks of exciting presentations and keynotes. Thank you to @fgvoficial.bsky.social for hosting us!
#OpenSource #OpenTechnology #Research #Symposium
#OpenSource #OpenTechnology #Research #Symposium
📣 We urge EU leaders to adopt a 5-point plan to make open source AI the force multiplier for a resilient, autonomous Europe. Closed systems = dependency. Open systems = capacity.
Read our plan now: buff.ly/4acTKNV
Read our plan now: buff.ly/4acTKNV
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📣 We urge EU leaders to adopt a 5-point plan to make open source AI the force multiplier for a resilient, autonomous Europe. Closed systems = dependency. Open systems = capacity.
Read our plan now: buff.ly/4acTKNV
Read our plan now: buff.ly/4acTKNV
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The OFA Symposium 2025 is happening next week, and we’re thrilled to showcase more details about our final conference track! To conclude Day 2 of the Symposium, we will explore Track 4: Sustainability and Security, from 13:30 to 16:20. Explore the full agenda here: symposium.openforumeurope.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The OFA Symposium 2025 is happening next week, and we’re thrilled to showcase more details about our final conference track! To conclude Day 2 of the Symposium, we will explore Track 4: Sustainability and Security, from 13:30 to 16:20. Explore the full agenda here: symposium.openforumeurope.org
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PARI's Local Government Programme Lead Jugal Mahabir has been collaborating with @okfn.bsky.social on Open Data
blog.okfn.org/2025/11/10/o...
blog.okfn.org/2025/11/10/o...
Open Data Editor in Action: Enhancing Fiscal Governance and Transparency in South African Municipalities - Open Knowledge Blog
ODE helped PARI restructure messy public financial datasets into a clean, consistent format, making them more presentable and ready for reliable analysis
blog.okfn.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
PARI's Local Government Programme Lead Jugal Mahabir has been collaborating with @okfn.bsky.social on Open Data
blog.okfn.org/2025/11/10/o...
blog.okfn.org/2025/11/10/o...