Open Data Day 2024: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
From 2 to 8 March 2024, we celebrate the Open Data Day (ODD)
[https://opendataday.org/#:~:text=Ideas%20and%20data%20sources,will%20hit%20the%20right%20spot.],
an annual global event dedicated to supporting the culture of open
data. Since it was established in 2010, the Open Data Day has been
instrumental in promoting the use of open data within communities
worldwide, fostering innovation, transparency, and collaboration.

This year's ODD, organised by the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN)
[https://okfn.org/], involves collaboration from organisations such as
Jokkolabs Banjul (Gambia) [https://okfn.org/en/gambia/], Open
Knowledge Germany [https://okfn.de/], Open Knowledge Ghana
[https://okfn.org/en/ghana/], and Open Knowledge Nepal
[https://oknp.org/], all members of the Open Knowledge Network
[https://okfn.org/en/network/]. To ensure broad participation,
organisations worldwide host events, creating awareness and engagement
on the importance of open data. The theme for ODD 2024 is 'Open Data
for Advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)', emphasising the
importance of open data in achieving the United Nations' SDGs
[https://sdgs.un.org/goals], as outlined in the 2030 Agenda
[https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda]. Recently acknowledged as a digital
public good for its role in advancing numerous Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), CKAN, under the ownership of the OKFN, stands out as a
reliable Open Source Data Management System. It prioritises the
construction of data portals, emphasising extensibility and seamless
integration with other software tools.

To celebrate the Open Data Day 2024
[https://opendataday.org/#:~:text=Ideas%20and%20data%20sources,will%20hit%20the%20right%20spot.], data.europa.eu
[https://data.europa.eu/en] invites you on the 8 March 2024 from
10.00 to 11.00 CET
[https://dataeuropaacademy.clickmeeting.com/webinar-discover-data-europa-eu-sneak-peek-at-the-official-portal-for-european-data-/register],
to explore the basics of open data and learn how to use the data
portal. In this webinar, you will gain valuable insights into how open
data can be helpful in your day-to-day life, how to unleash the
potential of European open data or how to upgrade your digital skills
with the data.europa academy [https://data.europa.eu/en/academy], and
much more! Register
[https://dataeuropaacademy.clickmeeting.com/webinar-discover-data-europa-eu-sneak-peek-at-the-official-portal-for-european-data-/register]
to the webinar and celebrate the Open Data Day with us. 

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Publication Date/Time
2024-03-02T09:00:00+00:00
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