OpenCon 2014 – Audrey Watters’ Keynote – From “Open” to Justice
Audrey Watters’ Keynote Audrey is the blogger behind hackeducation.com and in this keynote, she addresses the problem of what counts as...
Category: Open Data
Episode #18 – Citizen Science and Open Source Beehives with Tristan Copley-Smith
In Episode 18, I talk with Tristan Copley-Smith of the OpenSource Beehives project. Open Source Beehives is a network of citizen scientists saving bees and...
Episode #17 – Hacking Public Infrastructure with Alexandre Vallette
In episode 17 of the OKCast, I talk with Alexandre Vallette of ANTS. ANTS is an open knowledge company focused on building applications...
Civil Rights and Big Data
A new report by Robinson + Yu follows-up on Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data with a...
Beginning a Public Open Data Infrastructure: An Interview with OpenAddresses
We caught up this week with Ian Dees, founder of the OpenAddresses project. OpenAddresses is trying to collect address information...
Episode #15 – Code for Miami: A Code for America Brigade Does Open Civic Technology
In this episode, we discuss the work of Code for Miami with Rebekah Monson and Ernie Hsiung. You can...
Episode #13 – Data-Driven Detroit (D3) with Director Erica Raleigh
In Episode 13 we discuss the work of Data-Driven Detroit (also known as D3) with Erica Raleigh, their Director....
Open Referral 0.0 Draft Released – Check It Out and Contribute!
Here’s the announcement from Greg Bloom. We interviewed him about Open Referral in Episode #10. Go join the conversation...
Episode #11 – The Good Data and Data Cooperatives with Marcos Menendez
In this episode, we discuss the work of The Good Data with Marcos Mendendez. You can reach him on...
Episode #10 – Open Referrals with Greg Bloom
This is OK Cast Episode 10! In this episode, Bill Bushey () and Alex Fink () discuss the work...
Episode #9 – Opening Planning with Frank Hebbert
This is OK Cast Episode 9. In this episode, we discuss the work of OpenPlans with Frank Hebbert. You...
Episode #8 – Global Opening Governments Survey and the World Bank Institute with Felipe Estefan
The OK Cast Episode #8 is OUT! Today we are discussing the work of the the Opening Government Survey...
Episode #7 – Participatory Politics Foundation with David Moore – Open Data, Accountability, Transparency and Organizing
Here it is! – OK Cast Episode 7. We discuss the work of the Participatory Politics Foundation with David...
Episode #6 – Global Integrity with Nathaniel Heller
The OK Cast Episode #6 is live! In this episode, we discuss the work of the Global Integrity with...
Episode #5 – Liberation Technology with Vivek Srinivasan
In the OK Cast Episode 5, interviews Vivek Srinivasan at the Program on Liberation Technology at Stanford University....
Episode #4 – Open Government & Sunlight Foundation with Gabriela Schneider
Here’s the OK Cast Episode 4. In this episode, Gabriela Schneider and I discuss her work with the Sunlight...
Episode #3: LocalWiki and Collaborative Peer Production Communities with Marina Kukso
Marina Kukso is passionate about growing collaborative peer production communities. She is a co-founder and member of Sudo Room, a hackerspace...
Episode #1.5 – Annemarie Naylor on Common Futures, Data Coops, Community Asset Ownership
Finally! Episode 1.5 – the first recorded audio podcast – is ready for you to download! (And I’ve now...
DATA Act Passes through the House
The bill, H.R. 2061 – The Data Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA), passed the House last night. This act...
Critiques of Open Data Initiatives
You’ll want to check out Rob Kitchin’s post covering his 4 critiques of #opendata initiatives. They are substantive and...