We are burning the planet to ship yet another JS bundle, however, simple is enough.
This is #TheTechWeWant
community.webminal.org/t/15-years-o...
#Europe is a good place to plant the seed of #TheTechWeWant. Check the study by Allianz Foundation next-generations-study.com/explore/myth...
The topic of the moment is #governance ⚖️
For those who missed the launch in December, here's the latest field guide from @okfn.bsky.social to help you sustain your public interest tech projects and communities.
Tip: here's no one-size-fit-all 📐
👉🏾 Learn more: buff.ly/2Styp87
#TheTechWeWant
🏅 We are proud to announce the inclusion of #OpenDataEditor in the #InfraFinder catalogue, an open infrastructure discovery and assessment tool by @investinopen.bsky.social.
👉🏾 ODE listing: buff.ly/KttXthe
👉🏾 Learn more: buff.ly/qp37suP
#TheTechWeWant
#OpenData
This week's featured video, Authors: Open Knowledge Foundation 2025-12-16, from CASwiki's Communities online page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW0F... #TheTechWeWant
😵 We've all been there: opening a spreadsheet only to find a mess of missing values, weird formats, and inconsistent entries.
🤩 There is a better way. → Meet the #OpenDataEditor
💻⤓ okfn.org/opendataedit...
#TheTechWeWant
🌟 ¡Por un mayor impacto y aprendizaje a través de los datos abiertos!
Para saber más, el proceso de desarrollo de #OpenDataEditor y sus lecciones están documentados en nuestra reciente guía práctica:
👉 #TheTechWeWant | Read This Before You Build
blog.okfn.org/2025/09/23/o...
🌟 Here's to more impact and learning through open data!
To know more, the journey of developing #OpenDataEditor — and the lessons learned along the way — are documented in our recent field guide:
👉🏾 #TheTechWeWant | Read This Before You Build
blog.okfn.org/2025/09/23/o...
🤩 If you see any of these faces at #OGPSummit in Spain, come talk to us about openness, digital public infrastructure, data governance, the #LocalStack, tech sovereignty, #TheTechWeWant, and any other topics at the intersections of #openknowledge.
👋 #OpenKnowledgeNetwork
🏛️🗯️ Democracy happens — and is lost — locally. That's why discussing an open, people-centred, sovereign #LocalStack is so urgent!
We kicked off our participation in #OGPSummit today facilitating this discussion with local government representatives.
@DPGAlliance
#TheTechWeWant
✍️✨ Thank you very much Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas for your thoughtful report on how #OpenDataEditor is helping journalists tell better stories with data!
#TheTechWeWant
#DataJournalism
buff.ly/sTFEU0m
Vercel is NOT #TheTechWeWant
And as Argentinian, I'm embarrassed to see my flag there. Believe me, there is better tech talent in my country.
✨ Tomorrow: #TheTechWeWant | Read This Before You Build ✨
Are you on public interest tech? This is a chance to take part in an open conversation about learning and unlearning ways of building with communities.
🗓️ 30 Sep
🕒 15:00 CEST
📍 Online
🔗 buff.ly/qvhHpa0
✨ Announcing Our New Field Guide: #TheTechWeWant | Read This Before You Build ✨
👉🏾 Access it here: buff.ly/4jJfe1A
It is not a manual with all the answers, but rather a field guide on how to build public interest tech 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 communities.
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20 AI Note takers in the Webinar I'm attending. There are ~50 people attending. We even have AI notetakers from companies and people that are not attending.
The chat gets spammed, there is zero reuse of resources and we are feeding Big Brother with all we say.
This is NOT #TheTechWeWant.
#TheTechWeWant useful, simple, long lasting, solving real problems. This sounds so good, but so damn hard, too.
The open question - for me - is always: how do you build a community and make sure people stick and keep showing up? I have failed at this so many times in the past.
#csvconf #csvconfv9
Always great to go back to the core of it all: looking at the Open Definition is making me nostalgic #TheTechWeWant #csvconf #csvconfv9
opendefinition.org
🎯 On 19 August, @okfn.bsky.social is bringing together #AI experts and #digitalliteracy practitioners to discuss the challenges of building AI capacity for civil society organisations, activists, and the open movement.
👉🏾 Register here: buff.ly/Y84kWJn
#AILiteracy
#TheTechWeWant
What an inspiring talk! The last slide bring me some tears because it resonates so much with our work and #TheTechWeWant innitiative.
The R Community is what I miss the most since my career took me on a different path. We are deeply thinking about our communities at the OKFN so I've learned a lot!
🤗 Yesterday we had the 1st organised community gathering around #OpenDataEditor – the community took over the agenda, and the conversation was very rewarding and forward-looking.
🎥 Recording: buff.ly/4HE4RhG
Stay tuned for Open Session #2 in a month!
#TheTechWeWant
📬 The next edition of our newsletter is coming this Monday!
Get the latest updates from the global #OpenMovement straight to your inbox.
👉 Subscribe here: buff.ly/GJ7pkBb
#OpenData #TheTechWeWant
📢 Last chance to register!
Tomorrow is Open Sessions #1 — don’t miss the opportunity to connect with the global open knowledge community to discuss the main features of the #OpenDataEditor.
🔗Register now! buff.ly/bhDwHmv
#OpenData #TheTechWeWant
I was intrigued by this org #TheTechWeWant, but then I saw #CrisisTextLine being featured. So my initial impression is they won't be going in-depth. This just repeats the talking points of CTL's own PR. Please help reform CTL: their policy to send cops w/o consent; & stop storing crisis conversatns.
📂 Day 22: MuckRock 🔍
Transparency matters. @MuckRockNews makes it easy for journalists, researchers, and communities to file, track, and share public records requests.
Start uncovering the truth at muckrock.com ✨
#TechWeTrust #TheTechWeWant #Transparency #OpenGovernment
📱 Day 21: Crisis Text Line ❤️
Mental health support, at your fingertips. Free, confidential crisis counseling via text, 24/7.
Powered by empathy, trained volunteers, and thoughtful tech, it ensures anyone in crisis is heard immediately.
#TechWeTrust #TheTechWeWant #MentalHealthMatters
💬 Day 20: Pol.is 📈
Listening at scale, in real-time. Pol.is helps large communities share and analyze their thoughts—in their own words.
Explore crowdsourced consensus at pol.is 🌐✨
#TechWeTrust #TheTechWeWant #CivicTech #CommunityVoices
🤝 Day 19: Loomio 💬
Loomio is a collaborative decision-making tool designed for transparency, inclusion, and genuine democracy.
It empowers teams, communities, and movements to build consensus and take meaningful action.
Collaborate and coordinate at loomio.com ✨🌐
#TechWeTrust #TheTechWeWant
🌱 Day 18: iNaturalist 🦋
Exploring nature meets citizen science with @iNaturalist. Snap photos, identify species, and connect with a global community passionate about biodiversity.
Discover nature, wherever you are: inaturalist.org 📸🌿
#TechWeTrust #TheTechWeWant #CitizenScience #NatureLovers
🎓 #OpenDataEditor: Training for Trainers
Discover five inspiring stories of data trainings held around the world — all based on the online course “Quality and Consistent Data with Open Data Editor.”
📖 Read them here
buff.ly/954mGcO
#TheTechWeWant
📊 Open Data Training in Uyo, Nigeria!
A two-part workshop brought together students, civil servants, and educators to explore the basics of cleaning and organising data using the #OpenDataEditor.
🔗 buff.ly/N6JiWjk
#TheTechWeWant