The CKAN tech team has started the formal process of releasing the next CKAN 2.9 version. This will be the most significant CKAN version so far, packing a host of new features and improvements at all levels, but also important internal changes under the hood that will allow it to evolve and grow in the […]
We are happy to announce that Jari Voutilainen (@Zharktas) has become the latest member of the CKAN Tech Team. Jari has been an active member of the CKAN community for a long time, with his first contributions dating back to 2014. Since then he has been regularly involved with the CKAN community, helping other users […]
During CKAN long history, public community channels have played a crucial role on its development and adoption. The mailing lists are a really important part of these channels, allowing the community to request and provide support, showcase work and discuss issues related to the project. The current mailing lists ([email protected] and [email protected]) have been kindly […]
One of the major initiatives the CKAN Stewards are focused on delivering in 2019 is CKAN compatibility with Python 3. In this post I’ll give an overview of what we envisage for shipping CKAN on Python 3, and how interested developers, users, and vendors can take part. TL;DR The CKAN Stewards and CKAN Technical Team […]
The Canadian Open Government team and the CKAN Association invite you to attend CKANCon 2018! CKANcon will be on September 25th from 10:00-16:00 ART the Centro Cultural Recoleta in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Remote participation is also encouraged. The conference is being held as a pre-event to the International Open Data Conference (IODC18) taking place later that week. What is […]
Note: this is a crosspost, originally published on the Liip Blog. Open Data portals are a great way to discover datasets and present them to the public. But they lack interoperability and it’s thus even harder to search across them. Imagine if you’re looking for a dataset it’s just a simple “google search” away. Historically […]
Measuring the Performance of the Western PA Regional Data Center by David Walker Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center is a shared open data project established in 2015 to make public information more accessible and useful in the Pittsburgh region. It was created in 2015, and is managed by the University of Pittsburgh Center for Urban […]
Join us in Madrid, Spain on October 4th, for CKANCon 2016, one of the official International Open Data Conference Pre-Events. UPDATE: We are happy to announce that registration for the event is now open! You can register today for both in person and online participation! CKANCon is a day packed with talks and discussions showcasing […]
As the CKAN community grows and includes more people from various backgrounds it seems like a good time to adopt a Code of Conduct that will ensure it remains a welcoming place for everybody. The Code of Conduct can be accessed on the main CKAN repository: https://github.com/ckan/ckan/blob/master/CONDUCT.rst Rather than trying to come up with a […]
CKAN is a powerful open-source data portal platform which provides out-of-the-box tools that allow data producers to make data easily accessible and reusable by everyone. Making CKAN as Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) has been a key factor in helping grow the availability and accessibility of open data across the Internet. The emergence of […]