Come join us in asking big questions about AI! 🎥 @solanasaurus.bsky.social Next Monday we are kicking off a collective exploration on how to create a responsible climate chatbot. Organised by @okfn.bsky.social #semanticClimate & Climate Academy. Register here: buff.ly/MUBOClj #AILearningLabs

Help us get it right! 🎥 Prof. Matthew Pye Next Monday we are kicking off a collective exploration on how to create a responsible climate chatbot. Organised by @okfn.bsky.social #semanticClimate & Climate Academy Register here: buff.ly/MUBOClj #AILearningLabs

Join us, won't you? 🎥 Prof. Gitanjali Yadav Next Monday we are kicking off a collective exploration on how to create a responsible climate AI chatbot. Organised by @okfn.bsky.social #semanticClimate & Climate Academy Register here: buff.ly/MUBOClj #AILearningLabs

“𝙒𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙄.” – Gitanjali Yadav (#semanticClimate) Welcoming OKFN's very first #AILearningLabs → buff.ly/Truu2aV

Thank you, Open Government Partnership (OGP), for raising awareness of the 'Towards a #SustainableDataCommons Ecosystem' report. Indeed, considering data as a commons democratises decisions about what kind of data is shared, who has access to it, and what it is used for. buff.ly/LXn1okj

🔎 "I need an #openscience expert in country X to collaborate on a project" 🌟 There’s one place where you can find them: 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 👇🏾 Connect with future partners in openness now. buff.ly/t9kT7QR

⚠️ What testing 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 has taught us, and why these technologies require informed engagement now. Article by Burcu Kilic, @avilarenata.bsky.social and Solana Larsen. buff.ly/rvZVLum (Today was supposed to be the day of our neurotech booth at @rightscon.org)

🌳📈 For all those at the intersection of #AI and #climatedata – join us at the next #AILearningLabs conversation. We will explore approaches to building a responsible climate chatbot with experts and practitioners. 🗓️ May 18 🕛 12:00 UTC ✍️ Register: blog.okfn.org/ai-learning-...

💬 "Open internet is a space in which human rights are respected, and knowledge generates social good – not surveillance, spying or making money." Take a look back at Thais Ruiz de Alda @digitalfems.bsky.social's interview for the #OKFN100 Conversations project. 👇🏾

📣 Brazil and OKFN partner to enable citizens to ‘talk’ to national data In short: AI-generated responses on the public data portal will be traceable back to the underlying dataset. 👉🏾 Full announcement: buff.ly/ZS6CvXe

🔖✨ Towards a #SustainableDataCommons Ecosystem – a research partnership OKFN & ITforChange In this case study, Ana Méndez de Andés and Semra Sönmez explore how to shift the narrative from #opendata to community #governance of data. 👉🏾 Read it here: blog.okfn.org/wp-content/u...

Join us in 2 hours! There's still time to register for the DPGA's webinar on the phenomenon of "enshittification" of digital platforms, following a report by the Norwegian Consumer Council. 📅 Today! ⏰ 3:00pm CET 📝 Register Here: buff.ly/ztE7Alu

🗞️ Our April Newsletter is out – including: • @okfn.bsky.social's new #AILearningLabs • Our schedule at @rightscon.org • Knowledge Commons as Critical Digital Infrastructure • Insights from Open Technology Research and more. 👉🏾 Enjoy the reading: buff.ly/knObVoM

The Open Knowledge delegation is ready for @rightscon.org 2026 next week, where we hope to connect with our communities in person. This year, we'll even have a booth! 👉🏾 All session details here: buff.ly/HeKoS0J 👉🏾 Join the conversation: buff.ly/4egFz4G

Open Data Editor has been spotlighted as a Digital Public Good by the Digital Public Goods Alliance. Built by PJMF partner @okfn.bsky.social, it puts reliable data validation in the hands of non-technical users across six languages. Read the feature for more: https://tinyurl.com/yf8ubjud

🗣️ "What are AI learning resources you love—and why?" We are collecting recommendations for online courses etc that are especially suitable for social sector organisations. 👇🏾 Join the conversation at the #OpenKnowledgeForum. discuss.okfn.org/t/what-are-a...

🔜 Join us next week on the DPGA Webinar '𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀.' 📅 April 30 ⏰ 3:00pm CET (60 min) 📍 Zoom Webinar 📝 Register: buff.ly/4kCTBBe #TheTechWeWant

💭🧑🏾‍💻 How do social sector organisations gather 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 about #AI that is relevant for their field? ✨ Meet the #AILearningLabs. We are partnering with selected orgs to catalyse learning and produce public, multilingual AI literacy resources.

📚🌱 Estamos anunciando um projeto em parceria com a @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social para proteger o futuro do nosso conhecimento comum. Junte-se a nós: buff.ly/xOi2IlC

📚🌱 Anunciamos un proyecto conjunto con @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social para salvaguardar el futuro de nuestro conocimiento común. Únete a nosotras: buff.ly/Sd5YNUU

📚🌱 We are announcing a joint project with @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social to safeguard the future of our global knowledge commons. Join us: buff.ly/9VZbWHD

We’ve been learning a lot about #AI lately, along with our communities. 👇🏾 In this text, @okfn.bsky.social's Tech Lead @pdelboca.me consolidates some of these thoughts and offers his sharp views on one of today's most pressing challenges. #TheTechWeWant #TheAIWeWant buff.ly/MUH9FjB

💡 To round off this year’s #OpenDataDay, we are proud to republish the ‘ODD essays’, an initiative by the Open State Foundation and Open Nederland. Relevant authors offer views on the impact of #opendata on society. 👉🏾 Check them out: buff.ly/xw3I844

▶️ [Roundtable] #CKAN at 20: The Future of #OpenData in the Era of #AI Forward-looking reflections from key community members and live demonstrations of tools, integrations, and experiments with LLMs and open data portals. 🏛️ Internet Archive: buff.ly/DdBvyVr 🔴 YouTube: buff.ly/tBsLOwZ

💅🏾 Our playlists are more than just pretty! ✊ Lots of important material about opening up knowledge around the world through technology, community, digital literacy and activism. 🔴 Check them out: buff.ly/Edx7BFu

▶️ [Lightning Talks] Community Voices: Open Data & AI Short presentations at 'The Future of Open Data': new tools, pilots, projects and experiments from across the open data ecosystem. 🏛️ Internet Archive: buff.ly/bQyKXOM 🔴 YouTube: buff.ly/Sx7ndgi

▶️ [Panel] Navigating #OpenData Regulation for the Public Interest Watch this discussion about data access, licensing, and the governance dimension of open data in the age of AI. 🏛️ Internet Archive: buff.ly/mkQpLhp 🔴 YouTube: buff.ly/FkeiU7P

📣 Video documentation now live: 'The Future of Open Data' Relive the online conference that brought the #opendata community together to celebrate two decades of #CKAN and discuss the current role of open data and data infrastructures. 👉🏾 buff.ly/p1AsHEd

The Open Technology Research #OTR aims to close key evidence gaps that affect how governments and institutions make decisions about open technologies. 🌐 Join a global consultation on 19 March: opentechresearch.org/blog/shaping... 🗣️ Share your perspective: app.formbricks.com/s/cmmc6fcrnz...

Also my colleagues are wonderful and one of them bought a cake for “Open data day or week!” (with love to @okfn.bsky.social). 😆 #OpenDataDay #ODD26

📣 Help shape the agenda of #OpenTechnologyResearch (OTR) by @openforumeurope.org @okfn.bsky.social @opensource.org On 19 March, we will be hosting roundtable consultations at times that are accessible across different regions. 👩🏾‍💻 Register & Learn more: buff.ly/3CE967R

❗️The future of open data must be 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆❗️ Our sincere gratitude to the speakers who generously gave up their time, and to the hundreds of people who tuned in today for #OpenDataDay. Re-watch the conference here: bbb.okfn.org/playback/vid... #ODD26 #CKAN20

We are starting our #OpenDataDay event at @okfn.bsky.social Join us! okfn.org/en/events/th...

📣 Full programme & speakers announced! 'The Future of Open Data' conference is bringing together a diverse range of technical, political, academic and community voices to explore how #opendata can be secured for the future. 🌟 okfn.org/thefutureofo... #OpenDataDay #ODD26

Despite the platitudes in New Delhi, we are far from achieving the vision of shared global infrastructure that the AI Impact Summit Leader’s Declaration proposes, write @ramyachandra.bsky.social and @avilarenata.bsky.social. We must preserve democratic influence over the tools. buff.ly/YTVo2g3

💡 Mach Mit! Open Data Hackathon 2026 📅 14. & 15.März 2026 in Karlsruhe 🔓 Coden, gestalten, Stadt von morgen denken Jetzt anmelden & dabei sein: 👉 ok-lab-karlsruhe.de/projekte/odd26 #OpenDataDay #KarlsruheDigital

Our partners @openaq.org are hosting a practical training webinar for #OpenDataDay 2026, focusing on the OpenAQ Explorer, AQI Hub, and programmatic data access. Tools to help you turn air quality data into real-world impact. 📅 11th March | ⏰ 2PM UTC 📌Register: bit.ly/4aD0zdH

Wien durch die Daten-Brille sehen? 👓💻 Am 13. März laden Stadt Wien & @parlament.gv.at zum #OpenDataDay! Start des Der Datenlehrpfad wird zeigen, wo offene Daten überall im städtischen Raum stecken. Abschluss-Event im Parlament inklusive! 🏛️ 👉 Details & Anmeldung: www.data.gv.at/news/13-marz...

Are you working on an #opendata and #AI project? Playing with portals, CKAN, MCP servers, LLMs, custom queries to get insights from databases? The community is eager to learn more! 👉🏾 Open Call for Demos: apply here until 6 March blog.okfn.org/the-future-o... #OpenDataDay #ODD26

🌟 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮: an online conference by @okfn.bsky.social to celebrate #OpenDataDay and the 20th anniversary of #CKAN 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 the community. 🗓️ Wednesday, March 11 🕙 10:00 - 15:00 UTC ✍️ Register now at buff.ly/9Gt8HGy

We need open, accountable systems safeguarding cognitive freedom. What would they look like? @okfn.bsky.social seeks investigative journalists willing to engage in a paid collaborative storytelling exercise. Pitches by Mar 5, 2026. okfn.org/en/jobs/tech... #Neurotech #BCI #openness

🙌🏾 It's time to hear a story of #OpenDataDay‘s grassroots impact directly from the community’s voices: 🇮🇩 🪾 "Geospatial Data for Mangrove Rehabilitation", by Fajar Rizky Ramadhan → blog.okfn.org/2026/02/16/o... #ODDStories

🌟 #OpenDataEditor: highlighted among digital public goods (DPGs) for "making data validation accessible for all" 👉🏾 Read the 2025 State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem Report: buff.ly/SvHfRel

💙 We are very grateful to our partner @pjmfdn.bsky.social for recognising our work in promoting AI literacy 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 communities. We are in such good company! 👉🏾 Read the full piece here: medium.com/patrick-j-mc...

🇪🇺 Top 3 recommendations from the #OpenKnowledgeNetwork to shape the @EU_Commission's Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy: 📑 Dedicated EU funding for open digital infrastructure 📑 Open-source as mandatory in EU-funded projects 📑 EU-wide platforms for code, tools and expertise

💫 Now officially launched: #OpenTechnologyResearch will connect research, community, and policy, to ensure that diverse voices guide inquiry and impact. By @openforumeurope.org @okfn.bsky.social @opensource.org 👩🏾‍💻 New website: buff.ly/7pFhZ0R 👉🏾 Announcement: buff.ly/DcRgtVe

As a part of #OpenDataDay organized by @okfn.bsky.social, I'll be running another internet infrastructure tour... this time, with an open data twist! ​🗓️ Sunday, 8 March ​⏰ 10:30 - 12:30 ​📍London, United Kingdom I have capacity for 25 or so folks, please sign up using luma: luma.com/zy0hjdkx

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

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