🔵 In 2025, OKFN contributed content with a keynote by Project Manager @sarapetti.bsky.social focusing on the #OpenDataEditor (ODE): our simple, low-tech application designed to detect errors in tables and improve #dataliteracy in non-technical communities. More: buff.ly/dfdSaSD 🧵

🦙 The @csvconf.bsky.social is getting bigger and better every year. This time there was lots of interest, conversations and exchanges in a magnificent venue in Bologna, Italy. 🧵 #CSVCONF #CommaLlama

Last keynote of the day at @csvconf.bsky.social: the two legends of Italian #OpenData @giorgialodi.bsky.social and @aborruso.bsky.social will tell us about the last 15 years of open data in Italy. 💥 #csvconf #commallama

A picture is worth a thousand words. That's how the saying goes, right? #csvconfv9 #csvconf @sarapetti.bsky.social keynote talk!

@sarapetti.bsky.social is taking us along the ODE journey which was anything BUT a linear path. I love the emphasis on the failures, which are an essential part of any journey, but are mostly kept hidden away. #csvconf #csvconfv9

@sarapetti.bsky.social is being so genuine: "a lot of things did not make sense in the initial phase of ODE, and the feedback from users and communities was absolutely crucial." For example, people were scared of the metadata section (which is not hard to believe eheh) #csvconf #csvconfv9

"The app logic can help with data literacy" - I really like this, because it shows once again that a technical solution without a framework around it that makes sense and it's capable of answering questions and meeting users needs - is worth ZERO. @sarapetti.bsky.social at #csvconf #csvconfv9

"Don't make assumptions, listen, take a step back, be aware of language barriers, be aware of the words you choose" Seems to me @sarapetti.bsky.social needs to go teach a thing or two around universities and gov bodies. There, I said it, sorry not sorry. #csvconf #csvconfv9

At #csvconf, @yomguithereal.bsky.social just shared #médialab wrote a love letter to the #csv format. 💚 How cool is that? medialab.sciencespo.fr/en/news/a-lo...

csv,conf is officially starting tomorrow, but we already warmed up with some very cool pre-conference events these days. The venue is amazing. Join us tomorrow! #commallama #csvconf #opendata

Just days away! #CSVConf returns Sept 10–11 in Bologna Join us for keynotes, workshops, and two days of incredible talks on data, open science, and community. Explore the schedule and register at csvconf.com

It's official! Travelling to Bologna in less than a month to attend @csvconf.bsky.social 🥳 We've pulled off an amazing lineup of speakers and talks, and I'm beyond excited to meet everyone! There's still plenty of time to get your tickets, be there or be square! csvconf.com/schedule.html #Data

Are you at #Wikimania2025? Join us in the Nairobi room in ~30 minutes to hear about "Better quality and consistent data with ODE": wikimedia.eventyay.com/talk/wikiman...

✨ It's tomorrow — join us online at 11:45 Nairobi/10:45 CEST! We're bringing together the orgs from the 1st #OpenDataEditor pilot for a discussion about the app at #Wikimania2025 W/ @sarapetti.bsky.social & Romina Colman + BHKi, @obsarm.bsky.social & The Demography Project 👉🏾 buff.ly/A7sKV1r

🔴 #TheTechPeopleWant is on! We are discussing why people want #OpenData with the authors of Towards a Sustainable Data Commons Ecosystem. It's key to keep in mind that "Without sustainability there is no sovereignty" says @anamandes.bsky.social Join the discussion today and tomorrow.

👩🏾‍💻🌱 Join us for #TheTechPeopleWant Summit! @okfn.bsky.social + The Tor Project are teaming up to rethink who current tech is really for and against. Will you be there? 🗓️ 8–9 July 🔗 forms.gle/uJEu5CYGCuVj...

💌 Our latest newsletter has been sent! mailchi.mp/archive/2025... Read it to learn about: - 🏕️ #DWebCamp Cascadia happening on August 8–10, by @dwebyvr.org - 🇮🇹 The first meeting of the #DWeb Community in Italy - 🗄️ #Storacha’s launch of bsky.storage - More events and opportunities 👀

Conosci DWeb, la community globale che promuove un internet decentralizzato? Stiamo cercando di formare una community italiana. Curios3? Raggiungici oggi alle 18:30 online. Link chiamata: vc.autistici.org/DWeb-Italy Per più info: discord.gg/yASqT8E5K8

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ ¿Quieres compartir tu opinión sobre el acceso a financiamiento para investigación? 🌎 Estamos diseñando una formación que acerque herramientas y experiencias concretas para facilitar el acceso a fondos. 📝 Completa la encuesta y ayúdanos a compartirla: es.surveymonkey.com/r/financiami...

Join us for the webinar launch of the *Quality & consistent data with ODE*, the free online course we developed together with @ok.org.br as a complement to #OpenDataEditor to help people gain practical skills to improve the quality of their #data. schoolofdata.org/course-quali... @okfn.bsky.social

Cominciamo ora!!

DWeb arriva in Italia! Che fate oggi pomeriggio? Ci troviamo alle 18:30 online per riflettere tuttз insieme su come organizzare la nostra conoscenza collettiva e che forma dare a questa nuova community. Vieni? Link chiamata: vc.autistici.org/DWeb-Italy Per più info: discord.gg/yASqT8E5K8

⏰ Apply by tomorrow! ⏰ 🚨 Opportunity to support our work investigating and exposing the use of data and technology in the migration context. If you are a legal researcher interested in migration, please apply before EOD 30th May 2025: privacyinternational.org/opportunitie...

🏢 🇭🇷 Zagreb’s #opendata ecosystem is rich but fragmented. It is hard to maintain interoperability across city offices and city-owned companies. Solution? #OpenDataEditor: the City of Zagreb now uses #ODE to foster a culture of data literacy. 👉🏾 Find out how: buff.ly/JtIqkIr

#opportunity If you are an experienced fundraiser in Brazil, don't miss the opportunity to work with an amazing team of open activists!

Pour comprendre comment le Parlement européen a été évacué (et s'est évacué lui-même) de tout pouvoir de contrôle en matière de production et d'exportation d'armement, relire notre rapport www.obsarm.info/spip.php?art...

🧨💰 For their work monitoring the arms and war market in 🇫🇷 France, @obsarm.bsky.social needs to combine several databases into one quality spreadsheet. Solution? #OpenDataEditor: error resolution time reduced from days to seconds. 👉🏾 Find out how: buff.ly/FfNXJVZ #TheTechWeWant

In a time of obsession for tech hypes and shiny new products, there's very little attention dedicated to community-driven events like csv,conf: connecting people with a love for data and creating a diverse space for critical thinking. Please consider sponsoring the conference today, if you can.

🥁 🥁 🥁 We are extremely thrilled to announce our first keynote speakers for csv,conf,v9: @giorgialodi.bsky.social and @aborruso.bsky.social. 🎉 🦙 🦙 Reminder: you can still submit your talk proposal until April 27. Don't miss the chance to join us in Bologna! More info: csvconf.com

Qualche settimana fa col mio collega @pdelboca.me siamo stati invitati a partecipare a un episodio di Gitbar. ⭐ Abbiamo parlato di tecnologia, etica, responsabilità, politica e tanto altro. Se vi va di ascoltarlo, il link è qui sotto👇

My colleague @sarapetti.bsky.social and I were invited to the #Gitbar podcast to talk about our work at @okfn.bsky.social . It was a really fun conversation at the intersection of Technology, Society and Politics. open.spotify.com/episode/7fR4...

Read my blog recap of the Frictionless Summit we hosted on March 28th. ⭐ 🔭We convened maintainers, users, and contributors to celebrate the project, and discuss challenges, priorities, and governance for the project moving forward. #OpenData #OpenStandards

🌟 The #FrictionlessSummit documentation is live. Review how the community meeting went to discuss #TheTechWeWant vision and the next steps for #FrictionlessData. ✍️ Blog by Community Manager @sarapetti.bsky.social : buff.ly/aQieIwO ▶️ Video recording: buff.ly/8iZ2kNv

Since technology is built by people and informed by data (also collected and labeled by people), we can think of technology as a mirror of society's issues.

📣 UPDATE 📣 We are extending the application deadline to April 27! This year's #CSVconf will happen in Bologna 🍝 and we want to hear all about your work on #DataforCommunities 🙌 ✍🏾 Apply via forms.gle/P8BGdVyqaTR9... and join us in Italy this September #Data #OpenData #Communities #OpenSource

Omicidi volontari e violenza di genere: i dati ad aggiornamento mensile sono fermi a gennaio 2025. Abbiamo chiesto spiegazioni al Ministero dell'Interno: la frequenza è diventata trimestrale. Sul sito ancora però non è stata data notizia. www.interno.gov.it/it/stampa-e-...

ho letto la testimonianza di #FrancescaMannocchi sullo sfascio della #Sanità italiana, ha la mia solidarietà. Io NON posso permettermi di fare la #risonanzaMagnetica in privato e andrei alla procura della Repubblica: chi ha ridotto il Paese così deve pagare caro

How rich are REALLY the ultrarich? It's hard to get a grasp of the scale of those giant fortunes. This beautiful visualisation by the amazing @monachalabi.bsky.social helps getting a pic. FYI, since its publication in '22, Bezos just got monstrously richer 😱. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Whether from religious conservatives or progressive educators, today’s book bans share a common moral claim: some texts are too harmful to circulate. But when ideologies compete to control knowledge, the pluralism and inquiry democracy needs begin to erode.

💫 More about the #TheTechWeWant initiative. Let's start having the hard conversations and reimagine together how technology is built and used! 👉🏾 Join the #FrictionlessSummit: buff.ly/D7cRXhc

💫 Happening now: @peterdesmet.com shows a concrete application of #DataPackage in the Camtrap DP project buff.ly/5EmL55P to observe animals in wildlife in a non-intrusive way. 👉🏾 You can still join the #FrictionlessSummit: buff.ly/6JSOeeQ #TheTechWeWant #OpenData

Some amazing projects using Frictionless are presenting right now at the Frictionless Summit. 🧡 Join us! We are online until 18:00 CET.

Join us tomorrow for a Frictionless Summit! We want to bring together maintainers, users, and contributors to discuss challenges, priorities, and governance for the project moving forward. 📅 28 March 🕒 15:00 - 18:00 CET More info: blog.okfn.org/2025/03/20/t...

On March 28 I'll be presenting some of the work we are doing to make the Data Package standard and Frictionless tools accessible to investigators working to follow NIH's Data Management and Sharing Policy.

🦙 csv,conf is coming to town! 💥 Join us in Bologna from 8 to 11 September to share your #data love. 💚 And if you have a good story of data for #communities consider proposing a talk: the call for presentations is open until April 6th.

Hello 🦋! 📯 We are excited to announce that the call for proposals for #CSVCONF is now open! 💡 This year theme is "Data for Communities" ✍🏾 Submit your ideas for talks by April 6 for a chance to join us in Bologna🦙🍝! forms.gle/AEC5oXgQBhPr... #OpenData #OpenSource #DataJournalism #DataGov

🛎️ El viernes 7 de marzo vamos a estar charlando sobre ciencia abierta en América Latina con Erin McKiernan, de @orca-open.bsky.social, y Romina Colman, Product Owner del Open Data Editor. Se pueden registrar acá: forms.gle/HZmo4EzRzo3u... #ODD25 #OpenDataDay #CienciaAbierta

Chuff the okapi (the @okfn.bsky.social mascotte), is attending @fosdemresearch.bsky.social together with the #semanticClimate team today. Are you joining too? We are online until 16:40 today, no need to register: research-fosdem.github.io/2025-online-...