💬 "90% of tech problems can be solved with tools that have been around for decades"

Andrés Vázques (@avdata99.bsky.social), a senior developer and #CKAN expert, is the 18th conversation of the #OKFN100 project.

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🌋🔓 "A panacea of #opendata is needed to tackle climate-related disasters"

Another way we celebrate #OpenDataDay is by generating critical thinking.

#RebeccaFirth, HOT's Executive Director, is the 8th conversation of the #OKFN100 project.

blog.okfn.org/2024/03/06/r...

💬 "Academia is still very supportive of the singular hero scientist. But most things take teams"

🔬 Biostatistician and epidemiologist Travis Gerke is the 19th conversation of the #OKFN100 project.

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🦾🥀 “There is no evidence that more technology makes people better”

‪@ivanafeld.bsky.social‬, co-founder of DataGénero, is the 15th conversation of the #OKFN100 project. She reflects on AI governance and advocates for critical digital literacy.

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🎛️ 🌏 "Open knowledge is still seen as very technical in #Asia, which excludes a lot of people"

Setu Bandh Upadhyay, Nikesh Balami, Tomoaki Watanabe, Thanisara Ruangdej, Nurunnaby Chowdhury and Apoorv Anand, from the OK Asia Hub, are part of the 13th #OKFN100.

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Andrés Vázquez: ‘90% of technological problems can be solved with tools that have been around for decades’ - Open Knowledge Blog blog.okfn.org/2025/08/26/a...

Rebecca Firth: ‘A panacea of #opendata is needed to tackle climate-related disasters’ - blog.okfn.org/2024/03/06/r... true #ClimateCrisis

🎙️🌱 So, how did they do it? We spoke to Renu Kumari and Udita Agarwal from #semanticClimate, the developers of 𝗖𝗔𝗕𝗼𝘁, the 'responsible' climate #AI chatbot that we’ll be launching next week.

👇🏾 The interview is also part of the #OKFN100 project: buff.ly/lOyBelq

💬 "Open internet is a space in which human rights are respected, and knowledge generates social good – not surveillance, spying or making money."

Take a look back at Thais Ruiz de Alda @digitalfems.bsky.social's interview for the #OKFN100 Conversations project. 👇🏾

💡 @avdata99.bsky.social has some great ideas on long-term visions for CKAN, particularly about integrations with #AI tools.

Learn more in the recent interview as part of the #OKFN100 project → buff.ly/3XVEJIC
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💬“‘Know who runs your infrastructure”

Jaya Klara Brekke, CSO at Nym Technologies, is the 17th conversation of the #OKFN100 project. She explores decentralised trust and why diversity in infrastructure matters.

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💻🌱 “We need concrete tech for the people who need it, and nothing else”

@okfn.bsky.social ’s Tech Lead @pdelboca.me is the 14th conversation of the #OKFN100 project. He reflects on our #TheTechWeWant initiative and the road ahead.

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🔄 🌍 "A vicious circle is preventing openness from flourishing in Africa" – @mbunzama @titinto_ @KibangouNgoy, from the Open Knowledge Francophone Africa Hub, are part of the 12th #OKFN100 conversation.

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