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Building a world open by design where all knowledge is accessible to everyone. #TheTechWeWant #OpenDataEditor #OpenDataCommons @SchoolOfData @CKANproject

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The Open Data Editor comes with a free online course that can help you improve the quality of your datasets, therefore making your life/work easier. #TheTechWeWant .@SchoolOfData.
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🌍 #OpenDataEditor in action in DR Congo!. Using the “Quality & Consistent Data” course, a local trainer led a workshop in Bukavu where students and climate activists learned to clean, organise and convert Excel and PDF files with real climate data. 🔗
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RT @jayapapaya: Day 2 of perhaps the best-named tech conference so far this year: Tech People Want. Which by the way is not mass surveilla….
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💻🌱 Day 2 of the #TheTechPeopleWant Summit starts in just 2 hours!. Hear from non-technical professionals on how everyday tech should work for people who understand tech, but shouldn’t have to hack their way through it. 👉🏽 Last chance to register:
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✨ Thank you all for such an insightful, critical and friendly first day of #TheTechPeopleWant summit! We had a full room all day and very active conversations in the chat – it really fills us with hope. 🔜 Join us tomorrow for Day Two:
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w/.▪︎ An AI of Our Own from 🇰🇭 Cambodia.▪︎ @Datacritica from 🇲🇽 Mexico.▪︎ @iitdelhi from 🇮🇳 India.▪︎ @PARInstitute from 🇿🇦 South Africa.▪︎ @OSCGhana_from 🇬🇭 Ghana.
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Open Knowledge Foundation (@[email protected])
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🌎 Meet the new global cohort piloting #OpenDataEditor!. From India to Ghana, these orgs are shaping AI-ready tools with a new offline #AI feature to detect patterns & anomalies while respecting privacy and transparency. 🔗 . #TheTechWeWant
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Open Knowledge Foundation (@[email protected])
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👉🏽 #OpenDataEditor course is free and fun!. 🧠 What you’ll learn:.• Ensuring data quality and consistency.• Cleaning and tidying tabular data.• Applying FAIR data principles.• Using ODE to detect errors, enrich metadata, and more. Enroll now:
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💻🌱 #TheTechPeopleWant Summit is about to begin — and there’s still time to join!. We’re bringing together non-technical professionals to rethink how technology supports our work in dynamic, conversational sessions. 👉🏽 Last chance to register:
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RT @EscuelaDeDatos: #LATAM |. 🤓🫵 Y tú. 🤔💻🌱 ¿Qué esperas para sumarte a la cumbre #TheTechWeWant, de @OKFN?. 📊❤️‍🔥 Únete y sé parte de. ….
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Join @avilarenata (CEO, OKFN) for the keynote "DPI and Privacy" at #DPIinConversation — a week-long event on India’s digital infrastructure. She’ll explore data privacy risks, consent, and citizen autonomy. 🗓️July 8 🕕6-7 pm IST📍Online . 🔗 . w/ @SFLCin
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RT @DyneOrg: Join the #TheTechPeopleWant Summit! .Hosted by @OKFN . 📅 Date: 8–9 July, 2025.🌍 Location: Online.🔗 Registration required: http….
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Open Knowledge Foundation (@[email protected])
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🗣️“#OpenDataEditor proved that data quality can improve without complex programming”. @openknowledgenp used ODE to audit 100+ local gov datasets, cutting cleaning time, empowering staff, and building lasting data skills in five municipalities. . @PJMFdn
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🚨Problem: @openknowledgenp’s IDMS project unified data from 5 local governments—but it was messy, siloed, and staff lacked digital skills. ✅Solution: With #OpenDataEditor, they automated audits, standardised metadata & empowered local teams. ➕ @PJMFdn
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🗣️ Another stack is possible!. #TheTechPeopleWant Online Summit is next week! Join non-technical professionals in rethinking how technology supports our work in conversational sessions. 🔗 Programme & Registration:
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Open Knowledge Foundation (@[email protected])
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Discover #OpenDataEditor — a free, open-source tool helping thousands quickly find errors in their datasets!. Designed for non-technical users, ODE makes cleaning and exploring tables simple and accessible. ⬇️ Be user 5001 — download it now!
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Open Knowledge Foundation (@[email protected])
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🗣️ “#OpenDataEditor simplified everything”. The @BioinfoHub_KE of Kenya shares how ODE made complex genomic data approachable — helping early-career researchers build confidence in data cleaning and reuse. 📖 Read their story: @PJMFdn .#TheTechWeWant
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Open Knowledge Foundation (@[email protected])
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As of now, more than 200 people have already registered for what promises to be an incredible day of discussions and networking. 👉🏾 Register now:
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Open Knowledge Foundation (@[email protected])
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💻🌱 #TheTechPeopleWant Summit is just around the corner (July 8–9). Today we are announcing the full programme, featuring 31 speakers from all around the world across 4 panels, 2 keynotes and 3 Spotlight Sessions.
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