In the world of digital government, the choice of an open data platform can significantly influence transparency, engagement, and operational efficiency. While many solutions exist, CKAN and Socrata stand out as prominent options for creating open data portals. This post explores why governments might consider CKAN, an open-source platform, over proprietary alternatives like Socrata.
Continue ReadingA question being asked more by data managers is, how do you move the data on your portal into the hands of different audiences?
This article summarizes the fifth episode of Tuesday Talks in which Alex Gostev interviewed Steven de Costa, founder of Link Digital, about the challenges and potential of open data initiatives in the current global environment.
A series of seven Tuesday Tutorials on topics related to the Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network (CKAN), by one of our global team of developers, Brett Jones.
My personal impressions of the 19th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC25). Twenty years back, twenty years forward: lessons and directions in digital curation.
As a child in the 1990s, I saw real progress in the world when it came to how women are seen and treated, which I thought was so positive. But as I got older, I understood that others may have a different story. To mark International Women’s Month in March, I wanted to share some stories from the women I work with at Link Digital.
Working for a data and digital agency with deep roots in the open source community, my Link Digital colleagues and I talk about the value of open source software (OSS) all the time on this site.
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