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Blog, CKAN, Open Data, Research

CKAN: continuing to fuel the growth of open data

Thinking about this post a decade on, I believe my question has been answered in the affirmative. Read the article.

by Steven De Costa

Blog, CKAN, Community & Non-Profit, Open Data, Whitepaper

Empowering organisations through open data

The Link Digital paper examines these shifts and the rise of data, not just as a driver of economic value but as something to be made open and shared in the context of improving government policy-making and services and supporting civil society and a more informed citizenry.

by Andrew Nette

Blog, CKAN, Community & Non-Profit, Government, Open Data

Government Open Data Portals: a look at CKAN and Socrata

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.

by Paul Walsh

Blog, CKAN, Climate, Community & Non-Profit, Corporate, DCAT, Government, Open Data, Research

Why are open data portals crucial for building climate resilience

One of the many areas of action required to deal with the global climate crisis is building climate resilience—the ability to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to climate change impacts. Open data portals—front-facing web applications designed to make data more discoverable and easier to share and interpret—are vital to ensuring stakeholders get the high-quality, up-to-date data necessary for more effective climate resilience measures.

by Andrew Nette

Blog, Community & Non-Profit, Open Data

2024 in review: Four milestones at Link Digital

Once again, it's a time to reflect and share our accomplishments at Link Digital over the last twelve months. 2024 has seen us continue a wonderful journey in creating impact, marked by new clients, significant company milestones, and a continued commitment to driving change in data management for governments, the not-for-profit and research sectors, and business.

by Kate Sampher

Blog, CKAN, Corporate, Government, Research, Social Media

Expanding the reach and building connections: lessons from the CKAN project

Read about CKAN’s governance structure. The following post recaps Adrià’s presentation at the CLARIN event and explores some of the issues arising from it.

by Andrew Nette

Blog, CKAN, Microsoft Azure, Open Data, Solr

Using CKAN with Azure to build powerful data solutions

This blog post was co-authored by Andrew Nette, Technical Writer/Analyst at Link Digital

by Hoa Nguyen

Blog, CKAN, Climate, Community & Non-Profit, Drupal, Government, Internal data management, Open Data, Small Business

Secure Data Exchange: a critical conversation for data portals

This blog post was co-authored by Lex Du Plessis, Link Digital's Technical Delivery Manager

by Andrew Nette

Blog, CKAN, Climate, Community & Non-Profit, Corporate, Ebusiness, Government, Heritage & Arts, Internal data management, Open Data, Research, Small Business

How to create brilliant data workflow patterns with CKAN

This blog post was co-authored by Ian Ward, Senior Solutions […]

by Andrew Nette