No matter who wins the 2016 election, they must display a commitment to an open government. (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) Last month, we shared our thoughts on the issue of money in politics and posed six questions for those running for president in 2016. Since then, we’ve been happy to see several campaigns release plans […]
OpenDeskLab(https://github.com/ellak-monades-aristeias/OpenDeskLab ) aims at creating an open design for laboratory desks that is Modular structure Reconfigurable dimensions Safe Easy to build Low cost Highly functional The material used for the structure of is mostly melamine boards, that can be precut by any CNC supplier to the given dimensions. The assembly of an OpenDeskLab is designed […]
We are witnessing the beginning of the IoT revolution. We use smartphones, numerous gadgets and sensors in our everyday life, providing us with unimaginable information, insights and benefits. We have smart phones, smart wearables, smart cars, smart almost everything; yet buildings remain “dumb” especially in reference to energy efficiency. Enterprises today more than ever require […]
In a historic decision, the Indian Government has adopted open source for its public offices. With acclaimed Indian organizations like C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) and IIT Chennai working on Debian based distro BOSS Linux and states like Tamil Nadu already advocating open source for a while, this was inevitable. The policy has been […]
Raspberry Pi Foundation and Code Club join forces I am delighted to announce that Raspberry Pi Foundation and Code Club are joining forces in a merger that will give many more young people the opportunity to learn how to make things with computers. Raspberry Pi Foundation and Code Club were both created as responses to […]
“Open Educational Resources Policy in Europe” is a project that brings together a coalition of international experts to strengthen the implementation of open education policies across Europe. It aims to take advantage of the current high profile of open education in Europe, demonstrated by developments such as the explicit mention of Open Educational Resources (OER) […]
This posting deals with the conclusions and policy recommendations from the Adult Education and Open Educational Resources study for the European Parliament, a 140-page “Study”, written by Sero, released on 15 October 2015. The Study reviews the current use of Open Educational Resources in Adult Education in Europe (with a focus on Member States of the European Union), […]
Today, Wikipedia is widely considered an invaluable resource. There are occasional errors and controversies, but for the most part it provides accurate, comprehensive information to billions of people every day. Wikipedia was founded in 2001, and for the first few years was mostly treated as curiosity by those outside of the Wikipedia “movement.” But Wikipedia […]
This is a collection of speaker interviews prior to this year’s All Things Open conference on October 19 and 20, 2015. All Things Open is a conference exploring open source, open tech, and the open web in the enterprise. Reports IoT and open source contributions keynote at All Things Open 2015 — Nicole Engard reports from keynotes on passion in […]
The Open Government Partnership (OGP), a unique coalition of governments and civil society organizations (CSOs) dedicated to making governments more open, accountable and responsive to citizens, is hosting its Global Summit in Mexico City this week. The OGP recognizes that governments are more likely to be effective and credible if they are open to public consultation […]