Government Open Data Portals: a look at CKAN and Socrata
This post explores why governments might consider CKAN, an open-source platform, over proprietary alternatives like Socrata.
This post explores why governments might consider CKAN, an open-source platform, over proprietary alternatives like Socrata.
How open data portals can provide data to help build climate resilience. Read the article to learn more.
Poor user experience (UX) can seriously hold the discoverability, usability and reusability of the data on your portal. Let’s look at the key elements of good UX design and why it’s so important.
We have grown used to reading and hearing about the enormous potential of artificial intelligence (AI). The rapidly evolving nature of the technology makes it difficult to pinpoint specific shifts in the relationship between AI and open data.
Continue ReadingThe idea of a Creative Bureaucracy Festival may sound like a contradiction in terms, but the intent behind the day-long event in Berlin in early June makes complete sense: to create space for public administrators to discuss how to work smarter and, particularly, to ramp up their use of data and digital to provide more innovative, efficient, and better services.
Continue ReadingBehind every high-performing CKAN site is something less visible but equally important: reliable, secure, and well-managed hosting. Read more to know Why managed hosting is your behind-the-scenes power tool.