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
In today’s fast-paced work culture, collaboration fuels innovation, creativity, and success. But there is a rising concern: tech-savvy youth are entering the workforce with underdeveloped social skills, shaped by years of screen time and remote learning. In this article, we discuss the challenges being experienced and suggest some ways to bridge...
With China’s digital RMB cross-border settlement system now fully connected to the ten ASEAN countries and six Middle Eastern nations, questions must be asked about the continued utility of the SWIFT system used by financial institutions worldwide, and we in the Caribbean region could learn from this recent development.
In the...
Following up on a 2022 conversation we had about digital currencies in the Caribbean region, Dr. Jan Schröder of CaribCoin, and Rodney Taylor of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union are back to provide an update on CaribCoin, a regional stablecoin backed by Caribbean assets that will provide a faster and more cost-effective alternative for...
Digital sovereignty has been a hot topic over the past several weeks, with data sovereignty and AI sovereignty being the subjects of such conversations. However, how does digital agency fit into the mix? With IT Specialist, Researcher and Digital Analyst, Matthew Cowen, we discuss digital sovereignty and digital agency, including: Could digital...
Day by day, the internet is becoming a less unified and cohesive space. “Splinterisation” has been occurring and is likely to continue, which could result in many “internets”. We outline some of the drivers of this fragmentation, likely consequences and some of the forums that are trying to make a difference.
The internet...
Although Caribbean countries have embraced AI, it appears that little thought has been given to the security and data risks and vulnerabilities that exist when we outsource our AI needs to the global tech giants or platforms that do not have a presence in the region. Sovereign AI will help the region create a more secure digital future and move us...
The Caribbean region ranks lowest in statistical performance compared to other regions, and studies have estimated the value of Open Data alone could contribute between 1% and 2% to the national GDP of Caribbean countries. The ‘Data Queen’ herself, Raquel Seville, is back to discuss her new start-up, Dataffluent, which is offering financial and...
Open Knowledge Foundation Blog
Last Friday, we wrapped up another edition of Open Data Day with the feeling that despite recent backlashes and new structural and geopolitical challenges to open data and technologies, the open data community remains active and resilient in every corner of the planet.
In 2025, we saw powerful bottom-up energy across 189 events in 57 countries...
In celebration of Open Data Day, we are excited to co-host a webinar focused on data and metadata quality, cornerstones of effective open data initiatives. This event, titled ‘From data to metadata: enhancing quality across borders’, is organised by the data.europa academy of the Publications Office of the European...
The Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) is excited to announce the launch of the Open Data Day 2025 Mini-Grants Application to support organisations hosting open data events and activities across the world.
This year we are running two separate calls to reflect the different interests in our community. The first call is for the general...