Open data practices in African research institutions will be bolstered thanks to a new online course for librarians to coincide with International Open Access Week (21-27 October 2024). The Open Data ...

There are loads of file types swimming around our computers at any given time — most of which exist to supplement the programs we use or play (or allow them to function in the first place). The most ...

In the beginning, data was closed. Although we have been ‘transporting’ data between different locations, systems and resources since the time of the first databases and personal computers in the ...

These days, the vast majority of state and local governments have implemented some kind of open data system to share government data resources with developers and the public at large. But what data ...

The Overture Maps Foundation, a project to standardize map data, was founded in December 2022 by Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom, and is hosted by the Linux Foundation. I talked to Marc Prioleau ...

open data platforms provide free access and use of data for purposes of transparency, accountability and daily decision making; it is important to ensure that the principles of data rights and access ...

For creators and users of research data in higher education, government, industry and non-profit sectors. Both in-person events will bring together experts, researchers, and enthusiasts to discuss the ...

Acceldata has launched an open-source option for its data observability platform. Learn what this means and how it works here. Image: conceptcafe/Adobe Stock Acceldata has announced the release of a ...

Cyprus secured a position as a digital leader following the release of the European Union's 2025 open data maturity assessment. According to the report, Cyprus achieved an overall maturity score of 94 ...

This article is a part of Every Voice, Every Vote, a collaborative project managed by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism with lead support from the William Penn Foundation, and additional funding ...

The Washington State Open Data portal homepage got a makeover this spring, and the upgrade is about much more than aesthetics — it’s part of the state’s goal to help people understand just how ...

Since its advent over a decade ago, blockchain technology has made grand promises of decentralization, disintermediation and radical transparency. Underpinning such visionary rhetoric, however, lies a ...