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public interest.<br> <br> Take a look at our governance models, tools, and standards that are accessible and adaptable to all, and join a movement that believes in the transformative power of openness.</p> </div> </div> </div> <section class="sect -tighten-1 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <h2 class="mb-20 text-h1 text-center font-bold leading-none">Legal Tools</h2> <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-10 lg:gap-16 mx-auto"> </div> </div> </section> <div class="sect -tighten-1 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-10 md:gap-3">   <a href="https://opendefinition.org/" class="feature-item"> <figure class=""> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/feature_block/images/opendefinition-landscape-full-1x.png" alt=""> </figure> <span class="description">The Open Definition gives full details on the requirements for open data and content. Open data are the building blocks of open knowledge. Open knowledge is what open data becomes when it's useful, usable and used.</span> <em class="link-arrow-curved"> Learn more </em> </a>   <a href="https://opendatacommons.org/" class="feature-item"> <figure class=""> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/feature_block/images/opendatacommons-landscape-full-1x.png" alt=""> </figure> <span class="description">To ensure different open datasets are "interoperable" and therefore do form a commons, we need licensing to reduce uncertainty. That's why we created the Open Data Commons: a set of conformant licenses that deliver clarity and simplicity.</span> <em class="link-arrow-curved"> Learn more </em> </a>  </div> </div> </div>  <div class="headline -tighten-1 text-center False mb-20"> <h1 class="col-span-full px-3 py-5 font-bold text-center text-h1"> <p>Tech Tools</p> </h1> </div>  <div class="sect -tighten-1 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="grid md:grid-cols-3 gap-10 md:gap-3">   <a href="https://ckan.org" class="feature-item"> <figure class=""> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/feature_block/images/CKAN-logo-260.png" alt=""> </figure> <span class="description">The world's leading open source data management system. CKAN makes it easy to publish, share and discover data. It powers hundreds of data portals worldwide including governments, NGOs, research centres and enterprises.</span> <em class="link-arrow-curved"> Learn more </em> </a>   <a href="https://frictionlessdata.io/" class="feature-item"> <figure class=""> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/feature_block/images/frictionlessdata-short-full-1x.png" alt=""> </figure> <span class="description">For anyone who works with complex data or across tools or teams (researchers, data scientists, engineers, and decision-makers), this open-source toolkit brings simplicity to the data experience through software and standards.</span> <em class="link-arrow-curved"> Learn more </em> </a>   <a href="https://opendataeditor.okfn.org/" class="feature-item"> <figure class=""> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/feature_block/images/opendataeditor-landscape-full-1x.png" alt=""> </figure> <span class="description">No-code application to explore and publish all kinds of data: datasets, tables, charts, maps, stories, and more. Forever free and open source project powered by open standards and generative AI.</span> <em class="link-arrow-curved"> Learn more </em> </a>  </div> </div> </div>  <div class="headline -tighten-1 text-center False mb-20"> <h1 class="col-span-full px-3 py-5 font-bold text-center text-h2"> <p>Latest updates of our tools</p> </h1> </div>  <div class="sect -tighten-1 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="grid md:grid-cols-3 gap-10 md:gap-3">   <a href="https://blog.okfn.org/2024/08/21/ckan-2-11-hypermedia-approach-for-the-tech-we-want/" class="content-grid__item"> <h3 class="title block mb-8 font-bold text-2xl">CKAN 2.11: Hypermedia approach for the tech we want</h3> <p>The new version integrates HTMX to CKAN and opens up the way for creating dynamic user interfaces.</p> <time class="date" date-time="04/10/2023">August 21, 2024</time> </a>   <a href="https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/26/data-package-version-2-0-release/" class="content-grid__item"> <h3 class="title block mb-8 font-bold text-2xl">Data Package version 2.0 is out!</h3> <p>Thanks to the generous support of NLnet, now Data Package includes features that were often requested throughout the years and improves extensibility for domain-specific implementations.</p> <time class="date" date-time="03/08/2023">June 26, 2024</time> </a>   <a href="https://blog.okfn.org/2024/06/25/open-data-editor-the-tormented-journey-of-an-app/" class="content-grid__item"> <h3 class="title block mb-8 font-bold text-2xl">Open Data Editor: The tormented journey of an app</h3> <p>Project Manager Sara Petti gives a behind-the-scenes account of the development of ODE at csv,conf,v8 – a journey full of lessons learned.</p> <time class="date" date-time="26/06/2023">June 25, 2024</time> </a>  </div> </div> </div> <div class="sect mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="flex items-center md:flex-row flex-col justify-center gap-2 mb-10"> <a href="https://blog.okfn.org/" target="_blank" class="link-arrow-curved"> More on the Blog </a> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="page-closing mb-20"> <div class="page-closing__content" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/banner/images/Screenshot_from_2023-06-03_11-55-56.png")> <div class="container"> <div class="content"> <div class="image"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/banner/images/lamp.png" alt="colors"> </div> <div class="description"> Let's build together a world where all knowledge is<br> <strong>accessible to everyone</strong> </div> <a href="/contact" class="btn">Get in touch</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <section class="sect -tighten-1 mb-20 -has-bg-circle -bg-circle-lg before:top-full before:left-full before:-translate-y-1/2 before:-translate-x-1/2"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="lg:flex lg:flex-row-reverse lg:items-center lg:gap-16"> <img class="mx-auto lg:flex-shrink-0" src="/assets/img/section-newsletter.png" alt=""> <div class="lg:flex-grow"> <h2 class="mb-5 text-h1 leading-none font-bold">Don't miss a thing</h2> <p class="mb-8 text-2xl leading-normal"> Stay on top of what's happening in the #OpenMovement around the world. 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