What open data is available from governments around the world, in what formats are the data available, and how can you easily find or use it? Overall this year’s index found that the data available ...

Federal data can be difficult to wrangle, but a new tool created by a nonprofit aims to remove some of the heavy lifting to help create a clear picture of communities socioeconomic needs — ...

Brazil has improved the availability and accessibility of government information in 2015, according to a report by UK organization Open Knowledge International that measures the state of open ...

Many of today’s hottest new enterprise technologies are centered around free, “open-source” technology. As a result, many big companies — from financial giants to retailers to services firms — are ...

Cobi Smith has volunteered with Open Knowledge in Australia and overseas. Australia is a nation that cares about promoting transparency, empowering citizens, fighting corruption and using new ...

In context: As Google users complain about the worsening quality of search results and GenAI integration, European organizations are working to plant the seeds of alternative solutions. One such ...

“How can you govern a country which has two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese?” lamented French President Charles de Gaulle. India, with 22 official languages (and over 1,000 mother tongues), ...