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⛵️ Don't miss our session at MozFest: 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀: 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Bookmark it: buff.ly/l6gBSeb ✨ Engage with our team in Barcelona: buff.ly/fRRBG8x

💫 That's a wrap on #OTRSymposium2026. Thank you to everyone who made it possible. 🏆 Congrats to Yigakpoa S. L. Ikpae, Basil Cousins Award winner for her Public-Commons Partnership model. ▶️ #MozFest opens tomorrow in Barcelona. #OpenTechWeek2026 continues.

🌳 Don't miss our session at MozFest: 𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘀: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗼𝘁? Add it to your calendar: buff.ly/A3ftucB ✨ Engage with our team in Barcelona: buff.ly/fRRBG8x

⏰ #OTRSymposium2026 opens #OpenTechWeek2026 in Barcelona. 🙏 Thank you to all our speakers, co-organisers and content partners. A brilliant start. 🔗 Haven't registered yet? There's still time: tomorrow is a full day. Sign up: buff.ly/52o84WB We hope to see you there

🫆 Don't miss our session at MozFest: 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮! 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 Add it to your calendar: buff.ly/ixa9Cuc ✨ Engage with our team in Barcelona: buff.ly/fRRBG8x

✨ Our team is heading to Barcelona for #OpenTechWeek 2026 with a full schedule of talks and presentations, ready to promote open, sovereign, and democratic technologies. Here's what you need to know to get involved and find out more: buff.ly/fRRBG8x

✨ New course on #SchoolOfData! 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗼𝘁 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 A step-by-step guide for a chatbot grounded in curated knowledge. 👉🏾 Start Now: buff.ly/2qjuCGk #AILearningLabs

☮ We are extremely grateful for the inspiring #ThePeaceTechWeWant Summit that we held earlier today. It was great to bring openness enthusiasts together to discuss THE most pressing issues of our time: peace. Stay tuned for the full documentation.

☮️ Roundtable at #ThePeaceTechWeWant Summit next week: 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄? ℹ️ Programme: buff.ly/5EO5loy

☮️ Closing keynote at #ThePeaceTechWeWant Summit next week: Brett Solomon @brettsolomon.bsky.social 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲: 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗨𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲? ℹ️ Programme: buff.ly/wwPPSh2 🔗 Register: buff.ly/bnCSqXQ

☮️ Opening keynote at #ThePeaceTechWeWant Summit next week: Lena Slachmuijlder. 𝗜𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲? 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 ℹ️ Programme: buff.ly/wwPPSh2 🔗 Register: buff.ly/bnCSqXQ

✨ Irina Bolychevsky @shevski.bsky.social join us at the #OKFN100 project to discuss the less-told part of #CKAN's 20-year history: how a small open-source project became the default for government open data (+1,000 portals in over 60 countries). 👉🏾 Read the interview: buff.ly/6Bhiru7

☮ There’s only a week to go until #ThePeaceTechWeWant summit! Have you registered yet? → buff.ly/bnCSqXQ 🗓️ Here's the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲, with keynotes, a panel discussion, a roundtable discussion and a demo session. Take a look: buff.ly/wwPPSh2

🏃🏿‍♀️ En 1 hora, en @abrelatam.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy: 𝗟𝗮 𝗜𝗔 𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗺é𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮, en conjunto con AGESIC/Uruguay y CGU/Brasil. ℹ️ buff.ly/Ds1UCuF La guía práctica en español y portugués: 🇲🇽 buff.ly/BGP1fOi 🇧🇷 buff.ly/d8r72Q3

💡 Thank you, @weforum.org, for this thoughtful piece on responsible uses of AI, based on the pilots of our #AILearningLabs. 📝 buff.ly/btLsUWQ The article warns that AI can misattribute official data, and that accessibility alone does not guarantee correct use of knowledge.

🗞️ Our Newsletter is out today – including #AILearningLabs, a new field guide, a live sandbox of traceable AI, #Abrelatam and #Mozfest, a partnership with #GreenPT, and more. 👉🏾 Enjoy the reading: buff.ly/doN2cUh

🌐 Today, 45 countries worldwide are facing armed conflict. How can we build a movement to advance our technology efforts to pave the way for peace? ☮ Come and find out with us at #ThePeaceTechWeWant Summit. 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/wwPPSh2

¡Hola, comunidad de #datosabiertos de América Latina: reserven las fechas! Estamos organizando dos sesiones en Abrelatam/Condatos esta semana en Guatemala con socios clave de los #AILearningLabs para compartir las estrategias implementadas en la región.

📣 Did you miss the (super cool) live session showcasing our new 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 with open data portals? 🎥 Recording: buff.ly/I1jywwo 🫆 Test the tool live: buff.ly/6oEOnL2 📔 Download the Field Guide: buff.ly/fZmx7Yg

The Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium 2026 is less than a month away! Stefano Zacchiroli is preparing a keynote for Day One: "What Public Software Can Teach Us: Lessons for Open Technology Researchers from Studying Software Heritage." 👉🏾 Register: buff.ly/qFu3cM3

✨⚖️ At the last Global #GLAM Call, we shared more about the #SharingShift project. Together with @cis-cnrs.bsky.social, we are exploring ways to share knowledge that preserve openness while giving communities greater control in the age of AI. 🎥 Watch: buff.ly/t6FC6IH

♻️ AI should be smart without burdening the planet! Together with #GreenPT, @okfn.bsky.social is bringing renewable-powered AI to our projects and communities, with learnings and insights shared along the way. 👉🏾 Learn more about our new partnership: buff.ly/Gj181YH

✅ 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: buff.ly/RA62exS #TheTechWeWant #AILearningLabs

🇨🇭 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: www.wto.org/english/foru... Photo: @wto.org

🫆 Be among the first to '𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠' to an open data portal and receive responses with a 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙡 to the underlying datasets. Register now → buff.ly/0Ru2WAe Plus: early access to our new "Field Guide - Connecting AI to Government Data" #AILearningLabs

🏛️ For governments, the AI challenge is to make sure the information across the system is accessible and reliable. @avilarenata.bsky.social talked to GovInsider about OKFN's recent experiments connecting AI with government open data portals. 🔵 Full interview ↓ buff.ly/Ife4ab5

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... #AILearningLabs

⛵️ 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 → buff.ly/pX0Aczs #TheTechWeWant #opendata #opengovernment

Thank you for skycommons.okfn.org @okfn.bsky.social I didn't realise how many satellites there are, nor the variation in their ownership.

🗞️ 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: buff.ly/kgrLd8S

🗣️ In a long-form interview with the Green European Journal, @okfn.bsky.social's CEO @avilarenata.bsky.social discusses #digitalcolonialism through the lens of AI and the digital transition. Many thanks to journalist Amir Hashemi for facilitating such a fruitful discussion. 📄→ buff.ly/9aQ7CKk

💬 "𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀’ 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆." — Watch Andrés Vázquez's intervention at CDPD Latam 2026: buff.ly/sc7wGcV #AILearningLabs

⛵️ 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 👇🏾 buff.ly/eRUmiaz

🧠 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... 💬 Share your feedback: discuss.okfn.org/t/your-thoug...

🤖 "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/... #AILearningLabs

We're pleased to announce that the preliminary agenda for the first Open Technology Research Symposium is now live! We want to thank everyone who submitted. (more info ⬇️) Explore the agenda and register now: symposium.opentechresearch.org

Muito legal esse observatório de satélites da @okfn.bsky.social skycommons.okfn.org/satellites

💫 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.' 👉🏾 govinsider.asia/intl-en/arti...

🗞️ 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/n...