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🌌 SkyCommons Observatory Launch 🗓️ Thursday, 16 July 2026 🕐 11:00 — 13:00 CEST 📍 Online, free of charge ✍️ Register here: okfn.org/en/events/sky-…

🛰️ There are 15,152 LEO satellites orbiting Earth as of 9 July. This data is part of the #SkyCommonsObservatory, alongside detailed research from six countries. Join us this week for the Observatory launch, followed by a roundtable discussion. Info & Registration below 👇🏾🧶

🛰️ Who controls satellite internet? We’re tracking who profits and who gets left behind. Join us for the launch of the #SkyCommons Observatory, OKFN's new platform about the current state of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. ✍️ Register now: okfn.org/skycommons

🧠 📣 Call for Demos: 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 We are looking for open-source projects, community projects, and research tools to be demonstrated at the 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀 summit. 👇🏾 Apply here (before 12 Jul): blog.okfn.org/call-for-demos…

🛰️👀 Who is watching the satellites that connect us to the internet? Next week: a new platform and a groundbreaking study about the current state of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. ✍🏽 Register now for the 𝗦𝗸𝘆𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 - blog.okfn.org/skycommons-obs…

Symposium Website: symposium.opentechresearch.org

Next: Our programme committee will soon review all contributions and make decisions on what fits best into the programme for our conference. We aim to publish the final agenda and notify prospective speakers whether their proposals were successful or not by the end of this month.

Yesterday, the Call for Proposals for the first edition of the Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium closed. We received an impressive number of proposals. Thank you to everyone who applied. Here's to the most thoughtful symposium in Barcelona! ✨ #BetterOpenThanClosed

🏃🏿‍♀️ Last days to apply for the first Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium! 🟡 Deadline: 𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🔵 Dates: 26–27 October 2026 🔵 Location: Universitat de Barcelona 👉🏾 Submit your proposal and register here: symposium.opentechresearch.org

🎙️🌱 So, how did they do it? We spoke to Renu Kumari and Udita Agarwal from #semanticClimate, the developers of 𝗖𝗔𝗕𝗼𝘁, the 'responsible' climate #AI chatbot that we’ll be launching next week. 👇🏾 The interview is also part of the #OKFN100 project: blog.okfn.org/2026/06/30/des…

Earlier interventions to lock each layer open are urgent. Join us to understand the reasons and a proposed strategy to achieve it.

📣 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀: 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 If you work with neural signals and openness, we want to hear from you! Apply here (before 12 July): blog.okfn.org/call-for-demos…

🧠✨ How can we ensure that the emerging brain commons remains open, accountable and governed in the public interest? 🔜 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀 – save the date and register for our next summit: okfn.org/ttww-brain

🤖🌳 Meet CABot, the first #AILearningLabs prototype – making climate knowledge accessible to all. This responsible chatbot can answer questions based on pre-approved literature and datasets. 👇🏾 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 and join us on 7 July for the launch: okfn.org/cabot

¿Quieres aprender todo para gestionar #datos y GRATIS? Mira este curso de @OKFN  ¡Apúntate ahora! 👉🏾 buff.ly/f7LRyTW

🗞️ Our June Newsletter is out – including: • #AILearningLabs • Events announcement: #BrainCommons and #SkyCommons • New partnership with the Government of Uruguay • Open Technology Research • Living learning resources and more. 👉🏾 Enjoy the reading: blog.okfn.org/2026/06/25/mak…

DEADLINE 🗓️ Se aceptan proyectos hasta el 5/7 Formamos parte del Comité de Programa de OTR Symposium 2026: Shaping the Open Transition. FLOSS, estándares y datos abiertos. 📍Barcelona, 26–27 oct @OpenForumEurope @OpenSourceOrg @OKFN @DigInfFund opensource.org/blog/open-tech…

We organised a regional assembly in 🇫🇮 Oulu on open knowledge as critical infrastructure. Participants argued that knowledge systems should no longer be viewed as cultural accessories or optional public goods. 👉🏾 Read the full reflection by @avilarenata: blog.okfn.org/2026/06/24/ope…

💬 Is traceability enough when AI answers questions about #opendata? // New discussion at the OK Forum → discuss.okfn.org/t/is-traceabil… We are prototyping an MCP bridge between open data portals and AI. We’d really welcome examples or related experiences on similar projects.

🦾🗃️ How to digitise a physical archive to work strategically with AI? This text summarises the last #AILearningLabs session: lessons by initiatives worldwide that digitised documents, photos, audio, etc., following different paths to preservation. 👉🏾 blog.okfn.org/2026/06/18/rou…