Open News, Events, Blogs
The COIWeb aggregates news, opinions and developments from various research sources around the world, including:
- The Open Data Research Network hosted by the Web Foundation,
- World Bank Open Data & ICT4D Blogs
- Open Knowledge Foundation
- GovLabs @ NYU
ICT-Pulse
Having a digital ID sounds convenient on paper, but why haven’t most people signed up yet? Some Caribbean countries are facing low adoption rates for their national digital ID programs. We examine the situation, identify critical hurdles, and make some recommendations.
Across the Caribbean region, national identification systems...
How is the Caribbean positioning itself for global digital leadership? In our latest episode of the ICT Pulse Podcast, we sit down with Rodney Taylor, the Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), to preview the upcoming CTU ICT Week 2026 in French Guiana. During our conversation, the Secretary General breaks down: the...
As regional parliaments shift toward paperless chambers, AI tools, and digital civic portals, a critical question emerges: How do we modernise governance without eroding democratic values whilst also leveraging a digital ecosystem built on trust, transparency, and security? We highlight some of the inherent risks of parliamentary digitisation, but...
Caribbean businesses are online. But can they get paid? Businesses are building websites, using social media and reaching customers beyond their borders. Yet digital transactions still account for only a small share of business activity across the region. The problem is not simply digital adoption. We discuss.
The Caribbean region has...
In our August 2026 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Emmanuel Louis is the Founder and Managing Director of Novarex Technologies, who is originally from Haiti, and Jason Hynds is the Director and Chief Technology Officer of P.a.R.T.S. Inc, of Barbados, the panel discusses: Can the Caribbean bridge the regional...
Who makes the rules that shape our digital world, and how do we ensure the Caribbean gets a say? In our latest podcast episode, we sit down with Nigel Cassimire, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union and Coordinator of the Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF), to discuss how the internet governance space has...
Open Knowledge Foundation Blog
Together with GreenPT, we are bringing renewable-powered AI to our projects and communities, with learnings and insights shared along the way
The post Open Knowledge and GreenPT Partner to Advance Sustainable AI first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.
We at OKFN are exploring how to connect AI to public data in a way that builds trust. This new publication shares our pilot process and invites you to test it in your own context.
The post New Field Guide: ‘Connecting AI to Government Data’ first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.
Open data leaders in Brazil and Uruguay jointly evaluate the pilot project they carried out with Open Knowledge, which ensures that reliable AI responses can be traced back to the original public data
The post ‘Traceability is the answer to AI and open government data’ first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.
This year’s Symposium is guided by the theme “Shaping the Open Transition”. The program features speakers from Fiji, Ireland, Australia, India, Slovenia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Canada, Sweden, Nigeria, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Spain, and the United States.
The post Preliminary agenda announced for the Open Technology Research Symposium 2026 first...