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2024-11-13 16:58:36

💻🌱 Continuing the documentation of #TheTechWeWant Summit. You can now access the video and summary of Panel 3 - "The Tech We Want is Sustainable for People and the Planet" with Cristoph Becker, @npub1ume…ec9x, Shweata Hegde, Paz Peña, Valmik Patel, and Lucas Pretti.
👉🏾 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/11/13/panel-the-tech-we-want-is-sustainable-for-people-and-the-planet/
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2024-11-12 16:00:34

🗺️ We're starting work on #OpenDataDay 2025!
👉🏾 In this form you can have a say on the theme and dates and help with the organisation: https://forms.gle/QUuRfmBk6UxgYpMw8
🤗 If you're not already part of the #ODD community, join now: https://groups.google.com/g/open-data-day
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2024-11-06 14:58:59

💻🌱 Continuing the documentation of #TheTechWeWant Summit. You can now access the video and summary of Panel 2 - "The Tech We Want is Built and Maintained with Care" with @npub1wek…92pm @npub1arj…0vdy @npub1u27…plqf @npub120m…3m8l.
👉🏾 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/11/06/panel-the-tech-we-want-is-built-and-maintained-with-care/
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2024-10-29 16:10:35

💻🌱 Kicking off the complete documentation of #TheTechWeWant Summit. You can now access the video and summary of Panel 1 - "The Tech We Want is Political" with @npub1pm3…h4pp, Poncelet Ileleji, Anita Gurumurthy, and Bolaji Ayodeji.
👉🏾 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/10/28/panel-the-tech-we-want-is-political/
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2024-10-24 15:29:25

🐛🕸️ It started as an inside joke: ‘Why don’t we have a Halloween party with the tech we DON'T want?’ We could talk about bugs, bad code, closed and proprietary stacks, disappearing dependencies, PDFs, things we generally hate.
🎃 And here we are: https://blog.okfn.org/2024/10/24/the-tech-we-dont-want-bring-your-scary-tech-story-to-our-halloween/
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2024-10-18 10:55:03

🔴 LIVE NOW: #TheTechWeWant Demos: https://youtube.com/live/V7Sxo0IXe8g
💻🌱 The tech we want is happening now! Join us to learn from 15 projects from all around the world selected through an open call. These are great examples of projects, big and small, that are already trying to build the technology we want.
The summit will be broadcast all day this Friday, 18 October, until 16:30 UTC.
🤩 Sessions with fantastic speakers in today's line-up: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
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2024-10-17 17:43:29

💻🌱 Discussions to the point! At the right time! Empathetic and full of love! Inspiring and action-oriented! Calling each other in!
At @npub1nwf…7349 we're so grateful and still processing so many ideas...
📼 Watch the recording of Day One of #TheTechWeWant Summit: https://www.youtube.com/live/o50Jd1w6xKw?feature=shared&t=4630

2024-10-17 16:04:44

🤩 The closing keynote of #TheTechWeWantSummit is starting! Join @npub1hyk…3p33 for "Disenshittify or die!".
🔴 Live on YouTube NOW: https://youtube.com/live/o50Jd1w6xKw
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2024-10-17 15:30:03

🔴 Watch #TheTechWeWant Summit live now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/o50Jd1w6xKw
The summit will be broadcast all day this Thursday and Friday, 17 - 18 October, until 16:30 UTC. Join us!
🌟 Full Programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
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2024-10-17 15:20:34

🤩 Starting in 10 minutes the first keynote of #TheTechWeWantSummit! Join @npub1gw0…nhav for "The Role of Openness and Software Freedom to Build the Tech We Want", followed by a conversation with @npub1sug…alhn
🔴 Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/o50Jd1w6xKw
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2024-10-17 13:30:03

2024-10-16 13:51:49

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These are great examples of projects, big and small, that are already trying to build the technology we want. Looking forward to learn from @npub1hpw…lpws @dribdat@codeberg.org @npub1xyw…h2ml @npub1pt2…8vjv @npub1vv9…6lrs @npub1d2v…hpl0 @npub1c0k…4aan @npub1xv6…3j7a @npub1wj6…ugch @npub18r3…lvq3 and from all those who don't have an account on the fediverse.

2024-10-16 13:50:48

🌟 Tech Demos Announcement 🌟
💻🌱 #TheTechWeWant Summit is starting tomorrow. Here's the programme for day two, featuring 15 demos from all around the world selected through an open call.
You can still register 👉🏾 https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
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2024-10-15 18:43:04

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join Valmik Patel, Data Scientist at the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, on the panel 'The Tech We Want is Sustainable for People and the Planet'.
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ 17 - 18 October
📍 Online
🌈 Full programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
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2024-10-15 11:40:04

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join @npub1pm3…h4pp, CEO of @npub1nwf…7349, on the panel 'The Tech We Want is political'.
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ 17 - 18 October
📍 Online
🌈 Full programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
👉🏾 Register now: https://forms.gle/uThkiQYdEiEtNnNy5
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2024-10-14 18:35:03

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join @npub1ume…ec9x, Co-principal Investigator at https://criticalinfralab.net, on the panel 'The Tech We Want is Sustainable for People and the Planet'.
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ 17 - 18 October
📍 Online
🌈 Full programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
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2024-10-14 12:26:03

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join @npub19ct…60wz, Director of @npub1gt7…3zfa, on the panel 'We are Making the Tech We Want'.
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ October 17 - 18
📍 Online
🌈 Full Programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
👉🏾 Register now: https://forms.gle/uThkiQYdEiEtNnNy5
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2024-10-14 12:26:03

2024-10-14 08:15:04

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join @npub1sug…alhn, Postdoc Researcher at the University of Münster, on the keynote 'The Role of Openness and Software Freedom to Build the Tech We Want'.
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ 17 - 18 October
📍 Online
🌈 Full programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
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2024-10-13 13:17:04

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join Maxwell Beganim, Co-lead of the #OpenGoesCOP coalition, on the panel 'The Tech We Want is Sustainable for People and the Planet'.
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ 17 - 18 October
📍 Online
🌈 Full programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
👉🏾 Register now: https://forms.gle/uThkiQYdEiEtNnNy5
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2024-10-13 08:14:03

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join Gerardo Cambiagno, Director of Digital Transformation at the Government of Córdoba (AR), on the panel 'The Tech We Want is a Public Good' (in Spanish).
💻🌱 #TechWeWant [https://fosstodon.org/tags/TechWeWant] Summit
🗓️ 17 - 18 October
📍 Online
🌈 Full programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
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👉🏾 Register now: https://forms.gle/uThkiQYdEiEtNnNy5
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2024-10-12 12:33:04

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join @npub1afa…tk49, Community Manager at @npub19ht…mmyt, on the panel 'We are Making the Tech We Want'.
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ October 17 - 18
📍 Online
🌈 Full Programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
👉🏾 Register now: https://forms.gle/uThkiQYdEiEtNnNy5
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2024-10-12 10:36:03

🏃🏽‍♀️ You have just a few more days to send us your proposal to develop an online course focusing on data FAIRness, data friction, and using the #OpenDataEditor.
🌟 Deadline: Oct 16 🌟
Know someone? 👉🏾 📄 ToR: https://bit.ly/tor-ode-course
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2024-10-12 09:22:04

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join Christoph Becker, professor at the University of Toronto, on the panel 'The Tech We Want is Sustainable for People and the Planet'.
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ 17 - 18 October
📍 Online
🌈 Full programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
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2024-10-11 16:20:04

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join @npub1ycc…qhzv, Executive Director of Ushahidi, on the panel 'We are Making the Tech We Want'.
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ October 17 - 18
📍 Online
🌈 Full Programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
👉🏾 Register now: https://forms.gle/uThkiQYdEiEtNnNy5
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2024-10-11 11:38:04

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join Bolaji Ayodeji, DPG Evangelist at the Digital Public Goods Alliance, on the panel 'The Tech We Want is Political'.
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ 17 - 18 October
📍 Online
🌈 Full programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
👉🏾 Register now: https://forms.gle/uThkiQYdEiEtNnNy5
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2024-10-11 08:15:03

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join @npub1arj…0vdy, Director of @npub1cqa…uggm, on the panel 'The Tech We Want is Built and Maintained with Care'.
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ 17 - 18 October
📍 Online
🌈 Full programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
👉🏾 Register now: https://forms.gle/uThkiQYdEiEtNnNy5
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2024-10-10 08:17:04

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join Armando Manzueta, Deputy Minister for Public Innovation and Technology at the Dominican Republic, on the panel 'The Tech We Want is a Public Good' (in Spanish).
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ 17 - 18 October
📍 Online
🌈 Full programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
👉🏾 Register now: https://forms.gle/uThkiQYdEiEtNnNy5
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2024-10-09 17:24:03

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join Allison Pike @npub120m…3m8l, Co-founder of Infield, on the panel 'The Tech We Want is Built and Maintained with Care'.
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ 17-18 October
📍 Online
🌈 Full programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
👉🏾 Register now: https://forms.gle/uThkiQYdEiEtNnNy5
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2024-10-09 08:15:32

✨ Confirmed speaker alert! ✨
Join the science fiction author and activist Cory Doctorow @npub1hyk…3p33 for the closing keynote, 'Disenshittify or die!'
💻🌱 #TechWeWant Summit
🗓️ 17 - 18 October
📍 Online
🌈 Full programme: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
👉🏾 Register now: https://forms.gle/uThkiQYdEiEtNnNy5
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2024-10-07 13:16:08

🌟 Opportunity 🌟 As the #OpenDataEditor enters the testing phase, it's time to build capacity. We're looking for #opendata experts to develop an online course focusing on data FAIRness, data friction, and using the ODE.
🏃🏽‍♀️ Deadline: Oct 16
📄 ToR: https://bit.ly/tor-ode-course
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2024-09-13 10:25:05

🕵🏻‍♀️ 🌍 "Even though we have laws, it’s not always easy to #access #data" – Setu Bandh Upadhyay, Nikesh Balami, Tomoaki Watanabe, Thanisara Ruangdej, Nurunnaby Chowdhury and Apoorv Anand, from the Open Knowledge Asia Hub, are part of the 13th #OKFN100 conversation.
👉🏾 Check it out: https://blog.okfn.org/2024/08/22/open-knowledge-is-still-seen-as-very-technical-in-asia-which-excludes-a-lot-of-people/
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2024-09-12 12:56:11

💻🌱 The programme for #TheTechWeWant Summit is looking incredible. While we're organising to release it next week, why don't you sign up and secure your place?
🔖 Registration Form: https://forms.gle/uThkiQYdEiEtNnNy5
👉🏾 More info: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
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2024-09-06 15:07:07

🔍 We are currently receiving proposals from people and orgs that are already building #TheTechWeWant.
Are you one of them? Come show us!
👩🏽‍💻 Open Call: https://forms.gle/sPhRn4jVY92hxZqN9
👀 Deadline is September 27th!
💻🌱 More about the Summit: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want
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2024-09-05 16:45:33

🚨 The recent decision of publishers to remove books from the @npub1ha3…rty7 is an outrage against #openknowledge.
✊🏾 We stand with them and ask you to sign their petition: https://www.change.org/p/let-readers-read-an-open-letter-to-the-publishers-in-hachette-v-internet-archive

2024-09-05 15:21:07

🔀 🌍 "The focus shifted towards thematic areas (climate, gender, etc), rather than general #opendata initiatives" – Members from the Open Knowledge Asia Hub are part of the 13th #OKFN100.
👉🏾 Check it out: https://blog.okfn.org/2024/08/22/open-knowledge-is-still-seen-as-very-technical-in-asia-which-excludes-a-lot-of-people/
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2024-09-02 08:45:04

😵❌ #xkcd nailed it! Building technology for technologists is 𝗡𝗢𝗧 the tech we want.
🔜 On 17 October we're going to bring together those who are doing things differently.
💻🌱 #TheTechWeWant Summit: https://okfn.org/the-tech-we-want/
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2024-08-29 15:54:41

🔓🌳 The next webinar of the #OpenGoesCOP coalition (#openness + #climatejustice) is coming up. Next week we won't be following the traditional model of talks, but rather a collaborative workshop to design strategies together.
👉🏾 Learn more: https://opengoescop.org/2024/08/29/come-and-strategise-with-us-at-the-3rd-open-goes-cop-webinar/
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2024-08-28 16:52:45

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👉🏾 Registration is now open while we confirm the programme and speakers: https://okfn.org/en/events/the-tech-we-want-online-summit/
We'll be releasing more information in the coming days, including:
🛠️ #OpenCall for Tech Demos
📃 #TheTechWeWantManifesto co-creation
Stay tuned!

2024-08-28 16:52:10

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The world is tired of falling down the endless rabbit holes of tech tools that have become the norm as if it's the only way forward. #TheTechWeWant is our attempt to help build critical mass and put the issue on the agenda of developers and decision-makers everywhere.
🧵

2024-08-15 16:05:43

✨ New specialist in the #OpenKnowledgeDirectory
📌 Ezekiel Edgar Kiariro is a remote sensing expert currently serving as the #GIS & #OpenMapping Manager at GeoTE Tanzania.
👉🏾 Meet him at https://network.okfn.org/specialist/ezekiel-kiariro
➕ Nominate a specialist: https://network.okfn.org/specialist/
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2024-08-02 08:12:05

🔄 🌍 "A vicious circle is preventing openness from flourishing in Africa" – Teg-wende Idriss Tinto, Ivan Kibangou Ngoy, and Narcisse Mbunzama, from the Open Knowledge Francophone Africa Hub, are part of the 12th #OKFN100 conversation.
👉🏾 Check it out: https://blog.okfn.org/2024/08/01/a-vicious-circle-is-preventing-openness-from-flourishing-in-francophone-africa/
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2024-08-01 15:45:49

✊🏾 This week our thoughts are with the Open Knowledge community in #Bangladesh, whose members have been affected by internet shutdowns, curfews, and arrests as a result of student protests against the quota system in government jobs.
Our statement: https://blog.okfn.org/2024/08/01/bangladesh-must-immediately-stop-persecuting-experts-of-the-open-movement/
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2024-07-23 09:22:04

✨ New specialist in the #OpenKnowledgeDirectory
📌 Thanisara Ruangdej is the CEO of #PunchUp, Thailand's pioneering consultancy and studio specialising in data storytelling.
👉🏾 Meet her at https://network.okfn.org/specialist/thanisara-ruangdej
➕ Nominate a specialist: https://network.okfn.org/specialist/
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2024-07-15 15:28:04

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🌱 🔜 This Wednesday we'll have the SECOND WEBINAR to continue strategising together.
Details:
📆 July 17th
🕒 3 pm UTC/GMT
📍 Online
🔗 Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcOGvrTktEtKJ6ARGuwJD5YPzpv6AFm9_
ℹ️ Info: https://blog.okfn.org/2024/07/12/you-are-invited-to-open-goes-cops-2nd-webinar/

2024-07-15 15:27:33

✨⚡️ New release! We've decided to document the #OpenGoesCOP coalition process in #podcast format. You can now access the Inaugural Webinar at the following links:
🔉 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3wITAhmJtXixrxHSkBfcUS
🔉 SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/open-goes-cop/open-goes-cop-1-inaugural-webinar
🧵👇🏽
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2024-07-12 16:12:25

🌱 Here's a blog post with more details about the next #OpenGoesCOP webinar: https://blog.okfn.org/2024/07/12/you-are-invited-to-open-goes-cops-2nd-webinar/
Save the date!
🗓️ 17 July 2024
🕒 3 pm UTC/GMT
📍 Online (Zoom)
🔗 Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcOGvrTktEtKJ6ARGuwJD5YPzpv6AFm9_
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2024-07-11 16:25:28

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🤗 At this stage, the #OpenGoesCOP coalition is convened by #WikiGreenInitiative, #OpenKnowledgeNetwork, #OpenClimateCampaign, and
#OpenDataCharter.
📨 We'll be launching a website soon with information on how to join the coalition. For now, contact us at coalition@opengoescop.org.

2024-07-11 16:24:27

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Save the date!
📆 July 17th
🕒 3 pm UTC/GMT
📍 Online
Programme:
1️⃣ Coalition update by Maxwell Beganim
2️⃣ Sharing #OpenDataCharter's experience as COP observer by Natalia Carfi
3️⃣ Workshop with a featured project: #ClimateDiaries (#DiariosDoClima) by
#OpenKnowledgeBrasil / Haydée Svab
More info 🧵👇🏽

2024-07-11 16:22:31

📣 🌱 Calling all open movement activists working at the intersection of the #climatecrisis. Join us next week for Webinar #2 of #OpenGoesCOP, a coalition advocating for #openness in the UN Climate Change Conferences.
🔗 Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcOGvrTktEtKJ6ARGuwJD5YPzpv6AFm9_#/registration
Line-up 🧵👇🏽
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2024-07-10 09:03:04

✨ New specialist in the #OpenKnowledgeDirectory
📌 Joachim Mangilima is an Independent Consultant in #OpenData and related domains based in Tanzania. He speaks English and Swahili.
👉🏾 Meet him at https://network.okfn.org/specialist/joachim-mangilima
➕ Nominate a specialist: https://network.okfn.org/specialist/
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2024-07-09 15:56:57

🌱 💡 We're about to announce the next #OpenGoesCOP webinar, a coalition advocating for #openness at #COP29 and #COP30.
For now, here's a debrief of the inaugural webinar by Ibrahim Khalilulahi Usman:
💬 How can 'openness' complement climate change?
👉🏾 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/07/09/how-can-openness-complement-climate-change/
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2024-07-08 08:26:06

📲 🌍 "Researchers come to #Africa with resources and carry out studies, but the results are not accessible to the local #community" 👉🏾 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/18/digital-literacy-not-just-access-is-africas-biggest-problem/
#OpenKnowledgeNetwork #OpenKnowledge #OKFN100
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2024-07-05 07:05:06

📲 🌍 "We should ask ourselves: what do African stakeholders gain by being open?" 👉🏾 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/18/digital-literacy-not-just-access-is-africas-biggest-problem/
#OpenKnowledgeNetwork #OpenKnowledge #OKFN100
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2024-07-04 13:35:05

📲 🌍 "Accessing funds for open knowledge in #Africa is complex and often requires connections, who you know in the government" 👉🏾 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/18/digital-literacy-not-just-access-is-africas-biggest-problem/
#OpenKnowledgeNetwork #OpenKnowledge #OKFN100
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2024-07-04 08:04:03

✨ New project in the #OpenKnowledgeRepository
📌 OpenOversight VA is a public, searchable database of law enforcement officers in the state of Virginia, USA.
👉🏾 Learn more at https://network.okfn.org/project/OversightVA and https://openoversightva.org/
➕ Add yours: https://network.okfn.org/project/
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2024-07-02 15:07:04

✨ New specialist in the #OpenKnowledgeDirectory
📌 Larissa Galdino de Magalhães Santos is a researcher at the United Nations University, with focus on government technology, innovation, #opendata, #smartcities, and more.
👉🏾 Meet her at https://network.okfn.org/specialist/larisa_galdino
➕ Nominate a specialist: https://network.okfn.org/specialist/
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2024-07-02 10:34:39

📲 🌍 "We’re doing a mapping exercise in Anglophone #Africa countries to find out who, where and what resources are available" 👉🏾 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/18/digital-literacy-not-just-access-is-africas-biggest-problem/
#OpenKnowledgeNetwork #OpenKnowledge #OKFN100
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2024-06-28 10:59:14

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🥇 This release was made possible by the relentless work of the Data Package Working Group.
📜 Together we also crafted a governance model that is explicit, to create an environment that supports new members and ensures project sustainability over time.
https://datapackage.org/overview/governance/

2024-06-28 10:58:44

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📦 #DataPackage is a standard for data containerisation, consisting of a set of simple yet extensible specifications to describe datasets, data files and tabular data. It is a data definition language (DDL) and data API that enhances data FAIRness.
https://datapackage.org/

2024-06-28 10:58:20

📢 We are very excited to announce the release of version 2.0 of the #DataPackage standard.
🎉 It now has a versioning mechanism, support for categorical data, and easier ways to extend the Standard.
👉🏾 Read everything about it: https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/26/data-package-version-2-0-release/
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2024-06-25 15:40:03

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "EcoSolutions" event in #Ghana by Women for Sustainability Africa / Anita Ofori.
🇬🇭 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/25/oddstories-2024-yilo-krobo-ghana/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-06-21 13:01:03

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Let's Counts 4SDGs" event in #Nigeria by Resource Connects for Education Initiative / Mahmud Shehu.
🇳🇬 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/21/oddstories-2024-sokoto-nigeria/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-06-19 12:32:04

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Open Data for Environmental Monitoring" event in #Kenya by Code For Africa / Alicia Olago.
🇰🇪 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/19/oddstories-2024-nairobi-kenya/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-06-18 15:48:50

📲 🌍 "Digital literacy, not just access, is Africa’s biggest problem" – Maxwell Beganim, Romeo Ronald Lomora, Justine Msechu and Oluseun Onigbinde, from the Open Knowledge Anglophone Africa Hub, are part of the 10th #OKFN100 conversation.
👉🏾 Check it out: https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/18/digital-literacy-not-just-access-is-africas-biggest-problem/
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2024-06-17 12:29:39

✨ New specialist in the #OpenKnowledgeDirectory
📌 Vusumuzi Sifile is a journalist, communication for development and knowledge management specialist. Executive Director of Panos Institute Southern Africa.
👉🏾 Meet him at https://network.okfn.org/specialist/vusumuzi-sifile
➕ Nominate a specialist: https://network.okfn.org/specialist/
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2024-06-14 08:01:03

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Open Data as a Human Right" event in #Nigeria by Digital Grassroots / Muhammed Bello Murari.
🇳🇬 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/13/oddstories-2024-zaria-nigeria/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-06-11 14:54:23

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Open Data for Risk-informed Societies" event in #DRCongo by DRM-Africa / Kashindi Pierre.
🇨🇩 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/11/oddstories-2024-goma-drcongo/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-06-06 12:29:35

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Water Point Mapping Day" event in #Cotedivoire by YouthMappersUAO / Kouadio Ahoue Victorien.
🇨🇮 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/06/oddstories-2024-bouake-cote-divoire/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-06-06 08:04:04

✨ New specialist in the #OpenKnowledgeDirectory
📌 Nicholas Gates is a Policy Advisor at #OpenForumEurope, leading work on the #NGICommons initiative and managing open source research projects.
👉🏾 Meet him at https://network.okfn.org/specialist/nick-gates
➕ Nominate a specialist: https://network.okfn.org/specialist/
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2024-06-05 16:43:08

🤗 Movements are about people. We were delighted to see all these passionate faces willing to impact the #climate with the #openmovement tools.
💚 Thank you to everyone who attended the inaugural #OpenGoesCop webinar. What a great kickoff!
Stay tuned for the next meetings!
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2024-06-04 13:31:30

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Hacking for Healthy Food" event in #Nigeria by Mumsa Initiative / Sulaiman Ashiru.
🇳🇬 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/04/oddstories-2024-ningi-nigeria/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-06-01 09:02:03

✊🏾 🌳 🔓 ✨ Registration is open for the inaugural OPEN GOES COP webinar. Join us in prioritizing the role of open at #COP29 & as a necessary condition for addressing the #climatecrisis
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvd-iqrDovHNWK5kCln5XC8MdspmvySI1x#/registration
#OpenGoesCOP
#GenerationRestoration
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2024-05-28 14:00:18

📣 Calling all open movement activists & stakeholders working at the intersection of the #climatecrisis. Join us on June 5 as we collectively build the #OpenGoesCOP strategy: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvd-iqrDovHNWK5kCln5XC8MdspmvySI1x#/registration
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2024-05-27 14:30:05

✨ New specialist in the #OpenKnowledgeDirectory
📌 Candela Grec is an expert in #opengov. Since 2020, she's been leading the Open Gov and Public Innovation Strategy at the City of Mendoza in Argentina.
👉🏾 Meet her at https://network.okfn.org/specialist/maria-candela
➕ Nominate a specialist: https://network.okfn.org/specialist/
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2024-05-23 12:43:04

✨ New specialist in the #OpenKnowledgeDirectory
📌 John Eromosele is a seasoned Civic Technologist managing IT projects for prominent entities such as Orodata Science.
👉🏾 Meet him at https://network.okfn.org/specialist/eromosele-john-aitokhuehi
➕ Nominate a specialist: https://network.okfn.org/project/
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2024-05-21 12:56:06

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Forced Displacement Open Mapping" event in #DRCongo by MSD Network / Rachel Kiyungi.
🇨🇩 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/05/21/oddstories-2024-goma-drc-congo/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-05-16 16:15:51

✨ New specialist in the #OpenKnowledgeDirectory
📌 Tawanda Chimhini is an election practitioner based in #Zimbabwe with over 20 years of experience working with and for elections.
👉🏾 Meet him at https://network.okfn.org/specialist/tawanda-chimhini
➕ Nominate a specialist: https://network.okfn.org/project/
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2024-05-16 09:02:03

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Village Leaders Conclave" event in #India by #SWEAD.
🇮🇳 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/05/16/oddstories-2024-cuddalore-india/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-05-14 14:18:03

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Communities Mapping Communities" event in #Brazil by YouthMappers UFBA / Patricia Lustosa Brito.
🇧🇷 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/05/14/oddstories-2024-salvador-brazil/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-05-09 09:29:25

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Build a mapping community for Kids" event in #Cameroon by #GeOsmFamily / Assong Tonye.
🇨🇲 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/05/09/oddstories-2024-yaounde-cameroon/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-05-08 14:23:02

✨ New project in the #OpenKnowledgeRepository
📌 eMonitor+ by #UNDPArabStates is a suite of innovative digital tools leveraging #AI to promote information integrity.
👉🏾 Learn more at https://network.okfn.org/project/emonitor and https://www.undp.org/arab-states/emonitor
➕ Add yours: https://network.okfn.org/project/
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2024-05-07 14:16:35

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Climate-Induced Displacement" event in #Nigeria by #InspireIT / Nuela Ada Ononiwu.
🇳🇬 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/05/07/oddstories-2024-oguta-nigeria/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-05-06 09:33:12

🏃🏽‍♀️ Don't miss the deadline! Today is the last day to apply for the #UX Consultant vacancy. Hurry up and come work with the amazing #OpenDataEditor team!
👉🏾 All details here: https://okfn.org/en/jobs/ux-consultant/
#Hiring
#NowHiring
#JobAd
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2024-04-30 11:02:20

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@npub17fk…p0sf It seems to be fixed now. Could you please check again?

2024-04-30 08:43:10

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@npub17fk…p0sf Thanks for the flag. Hold on, we'll take a look!

2024-04-29 17:34:55

📣 We are in search of a skilled #UX Consultant to evaluate the user experience of our #OpenDataEditor application. It's home-based, up to 20 hours per week, for 6 months.
Send us your CV and portfolio now!
👉🏾 https://okfn.org/en/jobs/ux-consultant/
#JobAlert
#Hiring
#NowHiring
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2024-04-25 15:13:46

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Open for Green & Circular Economy" event in #Nepal by
Open Tech Communiy / Arjun Gautam.
🇳🇵 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/04/25/oddstories-2024-kathmandu-nepal/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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2024-04-24 16:02:04

🚀 🌐 A new phase is now beginning for the #OpenKnowledgeNetwork!
Today we are announcing a prototype programme with the opening of 5 regional hubs for more decentralisation and diversity. Find out more and join us in welcoming the coordinators.
👉🏾 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/04/24/open-knowledge-network-introducing-the-regional-hubs-prototype-programme/
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2024-04-24 13:26:29

✨ #JobAlert ✨ We're looking for a #UX Consultant to join the team that's taking the #OpenDataEditor app to the next level. Maybe it's you? Or someone you know? Help spread the word!
Details here 👉🏾 https://okfn.org/en/jobs/ux-consultant/
Closing date: May 6th 2024
#Hiring
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2024-04-09 12:51:03

🙌🏾 It's time to hear the stories made possible in 2024 with the #OpenDataDay mini-grants. Find out about the "Bus-friendly #openmapping" event in #Indonesia by #UPIYouthMappers.
🇮🇩 https://blog.okfn.org/2024/04/09/oddstories-2024-bandung-indonesia/
#ODDStories
#ODD24
#OpenDataForSDGs
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