Open Knowledge Blog

Digital technologies need people to care for them and keep them alive. In a time of obsession for innovation and disruption, in this panel we will shine a light on the invisible but essential wor...

https://blog.okfn.org/2024/11/06/panel-the-tech-we-want-is-built-and-maintained-with-care/

We’re thrilled to announce that the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) has achieved NGOsource Equivalency Determination (ED) certification, formally establishing our recognition as equivalent to ...

https://blog.okfn.org/2024/11/04/open-knowledge-achieves-us-charitable-organisations-equivalency-status/

The Europe regional call aimed to understand whether it would be helpful to map the connections between existing OFKN network and chapter members.

https://blog.okfn.org/2024/10/30/mapping-openness-in-europe-a-regional-meeting-with-open-knowledge-foundation/

Since the Snowden revelations, citizen efforts have been focused in patching a broken system of surveillance, extractivism of people and the planet and rights erosion. This conversation will disc...

https://blog.okfn.org/2024/10/28/panel-the-tech-we-want-is-political/

Next Thursday, October 31st, 11:00 CEST, come celebrate Halloween - or Buggyween - at this open meeting with the Open Knowledge Foundation team.

https://blog.okfn.org/2024/10/24/the-tech-we-dont-want-bring-your-scary-tech-story-to-our-halloween/

AI is bringing forth new types of capture, appropriation and enclosure of data that limits the realisation of its collective societal value.

https://blog.okfn.org/2024/10/23/open-data-commons-in-the-age-of-ai-and-big-data/

This virtual meeting brought together various stakeholders in the field of open data in French-speaking Africa, with the main aim of mapping the civil society organisations active in this field.

https://blog.okfn.org/2024/10/23/mapping-civil-society-organisations-on-open-data-in-francophone-africa-a-regional-meeting-with-open-knowledge-foundation/

The sudden disappearance of this core dependency only reinforces the idea that we should aim to build simpler, less dependent technologies.

https://blog.okfn.org/2024/10/22/open-data-editor-our-open-source-dependency-just-disappeared/

The event brought together our beloved community of technologists, practitioners and creators for two days to show that a different technology stack is possible.

https://blog.okfn.org/2024/10/22/the-tech-we-want-summit-recordings-thank-you/

The Tech We Want Summit is just around the corner. Today we are announcing the full programme for day one, Thursday 17 October, featuring 28 speakers from all around the world across 5 panels and...

https://blog.okfn.org/2024/10/11/the-tech-we-want-summit-full-programme-announcement/