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Welcome to the Open Knowledge Foundation newsletter
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Open Data Day 2021 will take place on
Saturday 6th March

We are pleased to announce that Open Data Day 2021 will take place on Saturday 6th March.

Open Data Day is the annual global celebration of open data facilitated by the Open Knowledge Foundation. The Open Data Day website is opendataday.org.

Groups from around the world create local events on the day where they will use open data in their communities. It is an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies in government, business and civil society. Learn more in our blogpost and mark your calendars!

Updates on our projects
Learn more about Frictionless Data via blogposts about our pilots with the Data Readiness Group at the Department of Engineering Science of the University of Oxford and the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.

You can also read our latest Tool Fund blogpost from Asura Enkhbayar on creating an open data standard for scholarly metrics.

frictionless-py has been released for initial testing and feedback collection. Please test it and give feedback via Github.

Product manager Lilly Winfree will give a talk on Frictionless Data at this year's All Things Open conference

Learn more about Frictionless Data by joining monthly virtual hangouts. Watch August's hangout on YouTube or visit frictionlessdata.io/events to discover future events.
The Open Knowledge Justice Programme is developing learning resources, training programmes and legal strategies to support legal professionals in the fight for algorithmic accountability.

Learn more about the programme at okfn.org/justice and subscribe now to be alerted about future webinars and events.

The Open Definition sets out principles that define “openness” in relation to data and content.

Check out the refreshed opendefinition.org website.

From our friends at the Open Data Institute
The Open Data Institute Summit is the ODI’s flagship event, bringing people from a broad range of sectors, backgrounds and countries together to discuss critical issues around the future of data.

On Tuesday 10th November, you can join over 1000 attendees online to enjoy an exciting line-up of keynotes, interactive panels, roundtables, performances and demos exploring key themes about the future of data.
 
The Open Knowledge Foundation community can receive 10% off tickets until 9 October 2020 by using promo code 'OKN-Network10' at checkout. Get your tickets here: https://theodi.org/event/odi-summit-2020/
Our mission: A fair, free and open future
The mission of the Open Knowledge Foundation is to create a more open world – a world where all non-personal information is open, free for everyone to use, build on and share; and creators and innovators are fairly recognised and rewarded.
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