โœ… For government data, the important word is ๐™–๐™˜๐™˜๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™˜๐™ฎ. Based on real-world experience, this week we are launching a new field guide: ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—œ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ โœจ Download here: blog.okfn.org/2026/09/16/newโ€ฆ #TheTechWeWant #AILearningLabs
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ 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. ๐Ÿ”ต Details: wto.org/english/forums_e/pubโ€ฆ @IEEEorg @wto
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๐Ÿซ† โ€˜๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎโ€™ Two key leaders in Latin Americaโ€™s open data ecosystem join us to evaluate the #AILearningLabs pilot they carried out with OKFN. ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพ blog.okfn.org/2026/09/14/traโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿซ† Be among the first to '๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™ ' to an open data portal and receive responses with a ๐™˜๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ก to the underlying datasets. Register now โ†’ blog.okfn.org/traceable-ai-pโ€ฆ Plus: early access to our new "Field Guide - Connecting AI to Government Data" #AILearningLabs
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๐Ÿ›๏ธ 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. ๐Ÿ”ต Full interview โ†“ govinsider.asia/intl-en/artiโ€ฆ
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How to question public open data with AI? The time has come to share and showcase our ๐Ÿซ† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ with the community. ๐Ÿ”— Register now for a live demonstration with real datasets: blog.okfn.org/traceable-ai-pโ€ฆ #AILearningLabs
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โ›ต๏ธ 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 โ†’ ckan.org/blog/ckan-2-12-releโ€ฆ @CKANproject #TheTechWeWant #opendata #opengovernment
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๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Our August Newsletter is out โ€“ including: โ€ข #AILearningLabs โ€ข a course for conflict mediators โ€ข the public launch of the traceable AI prototype โ€ข the preliminary agenda of the OTR Symposium, and more. ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพ Enjoy the reading: blog.okfn.org/2026/09/02/a-pโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ 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. ๐Ÿ“„โ†’ greeneuropeanjournal.eu/digiโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ 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-aโ€ฆ) and an international #PeaceTech summit in October (more soon!).
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๐Ÿ’ญ ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ-๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ? ๐ŸŒ 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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๐Ÿ’ฌ "๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€โ€™ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜๐˜†." โ€” Watch Andrรฉs Vรกzquez's (@avdata99) intervention at CDPD Latam 2026: piped.video/live/OcJ004r75A4โ€ฆ #AILearningLabs
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โ›ต๏ธ 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 ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿพ piped.video/watch?v=C3BmaFT3โ€ฆ
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๐Ÿง  8 Recommendations to Shape the Future of our #BrainCommons (considering the current technical and regulatory landscape of ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป-๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, BCIs) ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพ Complete list here: blog.okfn.org/2026/07/30/8-rโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ’ฌ Share your feedback: discuss.okfn.org/t/your-thouโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿค– "Ask Me Anything About Climate" I will answer with ๐Ÿ“š reliable knowledge ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพโ€๐Ÿซ grounded answers โ„น๏ธ source citations โš–๏ธ fairness โ™ฟ๏ธ accessibility The Climate Academy Chatbot โ€“ aka #CABot โ€“ now has a dedicated page on the OKFN website โ†’ okfn.org/en/projects/ai-learโ€ฆ #AILearningLabs
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๐Ÿ’ซ 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 Uruguayโ€™s Agesuc to prototype a Model Context Protocol (MCP) bridge between LLMs and open data portals. ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/ILNtURS
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๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Our July Newsletter is out โ€“ including: โ€ข #SkyCommonsObservatory โ€ข #BrainCommons โ€ข a new #AILearningLabs chatbot โ€ข shared learnings with MCP at #UNBigData โ€ข preparing for the Open Technology Symposium and more. ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพ Enjoy the reading: blog.okfn.org/2026/07/30/newโ€ฆ
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