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Joined September 2008
✅ For government data, the important word is 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮. Based on real-world experience, this week we are launching a new field guide: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 ✨ Download here: blog.okfn.org/2026/09/16/new… #TheTechWeWant #AILearningLabs
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🇨🇭 If you are in Geneva today for the #WTOPublicForum, join us for a working session on #interoperability as a catalyst for growth, job creation and sustainable development. 🔵 Details: wto.org/english/forums_e/pub… @IEEEorg @wto
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🫆 ‘𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮’ Two key leaders in Latin America’s open data ecosystem join us to evaluate the #AILearningLabs pilot they carried out with OKFN. 👉🏾 blog.okfn.org/2026/09/14/tra…
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🫆 Be among the first to '𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠' to an open data portal and receive responses with a 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙡 to the underlying datasets. Register now → blog.okfn.org/traceable-ai-p… Plus: early access to our new "Field Guide - Connecting AI to Government Data" #AILearningLabs
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🏛️ For governments, the AI challenge is to make sure the information across the system is accessible and reliable. @avilarenata talked to GovInsider about @OKFN's recent experiments connecting AI with government open data portals. 🔵 Full interview ↓ govinsider.asia/intl-en/arti…
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How to question public open data with AI? The time has come to share and showcase our 🫆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 with the community. 🔗 Register now for a live demonstration with real datasets: blog.okfn.org/traceable-ai-p… #AILearningLabs
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⛵️ If you manage one of the 1,000+ active instances across more than 60 countries, #CKAN 2.12 is out! This is the release portal teams have been waiting for → ckan.org/blog/ckan-2-12-rele… @CKANproject #TheTechWeWant #opendata #opengovernment
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🗞️ Our August Newsletter is out – including: • #AILearningLabs • a course for conflict mediators • the public launch of the traceable AI prototype • the preliminary agenda of the OTR Symposium, and more. 👉🏾 Enjoy the reading: blog.okfn.org/2026/09/02/a-p…
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🗣️ In a long-form interview with the @GreenEUJournal, @OKFN's CEO @avilarenata discusses #digitalcolonialism through the lens of AI and the digital transition. Many thanks to journalist Amir Hashemi for facilitating such a fruitful discussion. 📄→ greeneuropeanjournal.eu/digi…
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🕊️ Announcing the next #AILearningLabs on peacemaking and conflict mediation in partnership with @ConfluxCenter. Together, we are developing an online course in September (confluxcenter.org/event/ai-a…) and an international #PeaceTech summit in October (more soon!).
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💭 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩-𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘯? 🌐 Find out on the #OpenKnowledgeNetwork! You can discover experts from around the globe, grouped into 43 categories related to #openness, and in 30+ languages.
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💬 "𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀’ 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆." — Watch Andrés Vázquez's (@avdata99) intervention at CDPD Latam 2026: youtube.com/live/OcJ004r75A4… #AILearningLabs
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⛵️ What are the strategic advantages of using #DigitalPublicGoods (DPGs) for your #opendata infrastructure? Our Tech Lead, Patricio Del Boca, joins Kate Sampher for a conversation part of the #CKAN Demo Series. #CKAN20 #TheTechWeWant 👇🏾 youtube.com/watch?v=C3BmaFT3…
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🧠 8 Recommendations to Shape the Future of our #BrainCommons (considering the current technical and regulatory landscape of 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻-𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀, BCIs) 👉🏾 Complete list here: blog.okfn.org/2026/07/30/8-r… 💬 Share your feedback: discuss.okfn.org/t/your-thou…
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🤖 "Ask Me Anything About Climate" I will answer with 📚 reliable knowledge 👩🏾‍🏫 grounded answers ℹ️ source citations ⚖️ fairness ♿️ accessibility The Climate Academy Chatbot – aka #CABot – now has a dedicated page on the OKFN website → okfn.org/en/projects/ai-lear… #AILearningLabs
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💫 Many thanks to @GovInsider for sharing our experiments and insights into public data and AI with the global community of civil servants. As the article states: 'Only people who understand the data can make AI answers trustworthy.' #AILearningLabs #OpenData #OpenGovernment
Awhile ago, Open Knowledge Foundation announced its collaboration with Brazilian Office of CGU and Uruguay’s Agesuc to prototype a Model Context Protocol (MCP) bridge between LLMs and open data portals. 🌐 👉 buff.ly/ILNtURS
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🗞️ Our July Newsletter is out – including: • #SkyCommonsObservatory • #BrainCommons • a new #AILearningLabs chatbot • shared learnings with MCP at #UNBigData • preparing for the Open Technology Symposium and more. 👉🏾 Enjoy the reading: blog.okfn.org/2026/07/30/new…
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