Our mission is to create a fair, sustainable and open digital future, advancing open knowledge as a design principle beyond just data. We will do it by guiding and supporting the creation of digital infrastructure, developing policies and methodologies, harnessing communities and advocating for literacies and standards in a sustainable, ethical and agile manner.

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2004

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open data, data visualisation, information curation, information processing, open knowledge, open source software, open licensing, data skills, digital public infrastructure, data literacy, and open government

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  #OpenDataEditor in action!This video shows how ODE helpedOpen Knowledge Nepal empowering local government staff across municipalities in Nepal. 🚨 Problem: Data was siloed, messy, and hard to use — with inconsistent formats and language barriers. Most staff lacked digital skills, and IT teams were too small to support data work.✅ Solution: By using ODE, OKN automated dataset audits, standardised metadata, and empowered local IT staff to validate data without manual support.🎯 Results:• Reduce error-resolution time• Audit 40+ datasets, fixing 95% of errors• Build capacity with Nepali user guide and IT staff trainingLearn more:https://lnkd.in/daXrFckf 🟦 The Open Data Editor (ODE) is Open Knowledge Foundation’s new open source desktop application for nonprofits, data journalists, activists, and public servants, aiming at helping them detect errors in their datasets. It’s a free, open-source tool designed for people who don’t know how to code or don’t have the programming skills to automatise the data exploration process.Download ODE:https://lnkd.in/deyZvZTm#TheTechWeWant#OpenDataccThe Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

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  💻🌱#TheTechPeopleWant Summit is just around the corner (July 8–9). Today we are announcing the full programme, featuring 31 speakers from all around the world across 4 panels, 2 keynotes and 3 Spotlight Sessions.As of now, more than 200 people have already registered for what promises to be an incredible day of discussions and networking.The Summit is open to everyone, especially non-technical professionals – including data practitioners, communicators, project managers, and advocates – who are interested in taking a critical look at current technologies.👉🏾 Register now:https://lnkd.in/dxTKP9NgA huge thank you to the content partners who agreed to join us on this journey!ActerCORRECTIVDigital Public Goods AllianceDyne.org foundationGlobal VoicesIT for ChangeJokkolabs BanjulOpen Knowledge GhanaNextcloudNymOpen Source Hardware AssociationPlatoniq FoundationProgramEarthThe Restart ProjectRight to Repair EuropeSocial Web FoundationThe Tor ProjectUshahidiXnet

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  Another Exciting Opportunity!Are you ready to take your bioinformatics and life sciences journey to the next level? Join us at Bioinformatics Outreach Nigeria (BON) for a free virtual training on Open Data & the Open Data Editor (ODE)!🧠 This hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop will empower you with practical skills in open data curation, annotation, and management, tailored for real-world applications in life sciences and bioinformatics.💥 Whether you're just starting out or looking to deepen your open science knowledge, this training is your gateway to global best practices and tools — and a community that supports your growth.👥 Who Should Apply? 🌟 Undergraduate & graduate students 🌟 Early-career researchers 🌟 Aspiring bioinformaticians 🌟 Especially those based in Nigeria and across Africa who are passionate about open science and responsible data sharing.🗓️ Event Details: 📅 Dates: July 18–19, 2025 ⏰ Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (GMT+1) 🌐 Venue: Virtual (Zoom or Google Meet – details will be shared with selected participants) 🚨 Apply by: July 8, 2025, at 11:59 PM (GMT+1) — or earlier if spots fill up!🎉 Why Join? ✅ Learn to work with open data using the Open Data Editor ✅ Enhance your research impact through reproducibility and transparency ✅ Get connected to a vibrant, supportive community of open science enthusiasts ✅ Receive a certificate of participation💡 Made possible by: With support from the School of Data /Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) andThe Patrick J. McGovern Foundation👉 Spots are limited! Apply now and be part of the movement advancing open science in Africa: 🔗https://lnkd.in/dc2-VKCn#OpenScience#OpenData#Bioinformatics#LifeSciences#AfricaScience#BON#Nigeria#OpenResearch#ScientificEquity#BioinformaticsOutreach#CapacityBuilding#GlobalScience#Reproducibility

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  🎥 Relive the conversations that shaped#TheTechWeWantLast year’s summit gathered over 40 speakers from 23 countries to explore how we can design and build public interest technologies — useful, simple, durable, and focused on solving real-world problems.All sessions are now available on our blog and YouTube channel, accompanied by summaries and key highlights. 🔗Watch the full sessions:https://lnkd.in/dTdv9m45🗓️ Register for the 2025 edition:https://lnkd.in/dxTKP9Ng#TheTechPeopleWant

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  #OpenDataEditor in action!This video shows how ODE helped theCity of Zagreb / Grad Zagreb streamline data governance and unlock the potential value of urban data in Croatia. 🚨 Problem: The Information System and Technical Service of the City of Zagreb works with fragmented data platforms, limited technical capacity, and metadata gaps that reduce usability.✅ Solution: Using#ODE, the City of Zagreb team detected data issues in seconds, enriched datasets with essential metadata, and improved data understanding for non-technical users🎯 Results:▪︎ Reduced error-resolution time from weeks to seconds▪︎ Ensure metadata completeness and interoperability▪︎ Enable new projects▪︎ Prepare datasets for city-wide hackathonsLearn more:https://lnkd.in/d3vCDuBS 🟦 The Open Data Editor (ODE) is Open Knowledge Foundation’s new open source desktop application for nonprofits, data journalists, activists, and public servants, aiming at helping them detect errors in their datasets. It’s a free, open-source tool designed for people who don’t know how to code or don’t have the programming skills to automatise the data exploration process.Download ODE:https://lnkd.in/deyZvZTm#TheTechWeWant#OpenDataccThe Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

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  On June 28-29, 2025, with the support of theOpen Knowledge Foundation, Public Lab Mongolia organized two training sessions in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to introduce the#OpenDataEditor (ODE) tool based on the content of the "Quality and Consistent Data with ODE" developed by the School of Data initiative of the Open Knowledge Foundation. The training attracted the interests of Mongolian open data enthusiasts and practitioners from various fields, including sociology students and practitioners, data analysts, health researchers, university lecturers, civil society, and private sector professionals. Through the training, participants learned about open data definitions, data governance, data standards such as Five Stars of Open Data, FAIR Data, Tidy Data, common data quality issues and ways to fix them, data validation techniques and data cleaning tools. Participants learned to download the Open Data Editor in their chosen operating system and practiced uploading sample datasets, and see and fix errors identified. We hope many individuals and organizations in Mongolia will use the free, open-source, no-code#ODE tool to easily identify and fix errors in their datasets.#DigitalLiteracy#TheTechWeWant#OpenDataDownload Open Data Editor:https://bit.ly/4kmManzRegister for the Quality and Consistent Data course:https://bit.ly/3TTJAuh

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  📚 A quiz on#opendata for the weekend!If you're not sure of the answer, our free course ‘Quality and Consistent Data with the#OpenDataEditor’ will walk you through it.👉🏾 Enroll now and start producing better databases without writing code! https://lnkd.in/dhHzZZ_a

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  🎉 Thousands of people are using the#OpenDataEditor all around the world — be the next one!ODE is our new open source app to detect errors in tables and help you improve the quality of your datasets. It's especially designed for people who work with data but do not have any programming skills.Here are a few tasks that ODE can help you with:✅ Detect errors in spreadsheets in a matter of seconds✅ Check if the data formats in your columns are correct✅ Publish your clean data on major data repositories and open data portals✅ Learn data skills with an intuitive toolSee how organisations across the world are using ODE:https://lnkd.in/dn3KkKxS🙌 Join us in celebrating this milestone! Share this post, so even more people can discover a tool that empowers anyone to work confidently with data and improve data quality everywhere.🔗 Learn more and download here:https://lnkd.in/deyZvZTm#OpenData#TheTechWeWant

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  🔜#TheTechPeopleWant Summit is just around the corner!This year, we are bringing together non-technical professionals – including data practitioners, communicators, project managers, and advocates – to rethink how technology supports our work in conversational sessions.🗓️ July 8–9📍 Online · Free · Registration required👉 Register now:https://lnkd.in/dxTKP9Ng Join us in building the tech people want – not just the tech we’re given!

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  🎥 The roundtable From Software to Society — Openness in a Changing World is now available to watch online!Leading experts from around the world came together to reflect on the challenges openness faces in today’s rapidly evolving digital word. The conversation centered on the study “From Software to Society – Openness in a Changing World” by Dr. Henriette Litta and Peter Bihr.Speakers includeRenata Avila,Peter Bihr,Nurunnaby Chowdhury,Hille Hinsberg,Henriette Litta andOluseun Onigbinde.Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland e. V.▶️ Watch the recording:https://lnkd.in/dXATyExC#OpenKnowledgeNetwork

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