In Category on 19 Jan 2022
New patch releases now available for CKAN 2.9 and 2.8
Get the latest fixes, as well as support for Solr 8 on CKAN 2.9
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"We did not try and do everything" - An interview with CanWIN's Claire Herbert about collecting data to telling stories using CKAN
When we talk about data portals, we usually focus on their role in collecting and cataloguing data, improving its quality and making it more discoverable and shareable. But even with the very best data portal, it can still just be data sitting on a site.
In Category on 20 Nov 2021
Recap: The Pacific Data Hub - a central repository of reliable, current Pacific data [CKAN Monthly Live] November | meetup #5
This month’s CKAN Monthly Live highlighted The Pacific Data Hub - a central repository of reliable, current Pacific data. PDH provides authoritative data on a wide range of topics, from education, fisheries, and geoscience to energy, the environment and economic development.
In Category on 13 Nov 2021
Recap: The AIDS Data Repository for UNAIDS - harmonising health data across Africa [CKAN Monthly Live] October | meetup #4
This month’s CKAN Monthly Live was about harmonising health data around the globe. We had Fjelltopp - a technical consultancy building and maintaining CKAN instances for the United Nations AIDS relief fund (UNAIDS) tak about the AIDS Data Repository project that aims to improve the quality, accessibility and consistency of HIV data and HIV estimates by providing a centralised platform with tools to help countries manage and share their HIV data.
In Category on 13 Nov 2021
Recap: The Open Data Portal of The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) [CKAN Monthly Live] September | meetup #3
This month’s CKAN Monthly Live highlighted the Open Data Portal of The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA). Our speakers - Nick Greenley and Craig Anderson - told us more about the main challenges they stumbled upon when trying to make more of their data open, encourage use and re-use while protecting the confidentiality of patients and keeping their data
In Category on 24 Sep 2021
New patch releases for the supported CKAN versions
The latest bug and security fixes, ready for upgrade
In Category on 27 Jul 2021
Recap: DataTables View - a modern resource view for tabular data [CKAN Monthly Live] July | meetup #2
This month’s CKAN Monthly Live highlighted Joel Natividad - CEO and Co-founder at DatHere speaking about DataTables View: a modern resource view for tabular data.
In Category on 09 Jul 2021
Recap: Refreshing the conversations around CKAN [CKAN Monthly Live] June | meetup #1
This first meetup was about connecting and refreshing the conversations around CKAN! We had a warm welcome from CKAN Project Co-Stewards Rufus Pollock and Steven De Costa. We kicked off the meeting with an introduction to CKAN, we talked about its website redesign, we touched upon what types of organizations use it and expanded on the use of data portals in corporate settings. We also explored the core CKAN feature set and its advantages as an extensible framework.
In Category on 10 Jun 2021
We're launching CKAN Monthly Live!
CKAN Monthly Live - a series of monthly events to showcase CKAN to people - it’s #FreeToJoin and #OpenToEveryone. These virtual events are designed for end users, a space for our community to meet, get to know each other, and learn about uses and applications of CKAN. Each event includes multiple sessions and a live Q&A forum. Join our next meetup: it’s an opportunity to connect with the speakers, the other attendees and the whole CKAN community!