"When organisations have access to a range of data skills, they can be more effective in making use of (open) data". Read more on #data literacy in our chapter - buff.ly/2YVAFu8 Mariel García-Montes @[email protected] @FabRider #opendata

Anyone with experience in OCR or AI/ML looking for a challenge to solve which would help climate science? We have thousands of pages of historical weather observations which need numerical values extracting efficiently & accurately so we can better understand extreme weather.

Under-reporting or over-reporting? In the The New York Times, two different presentations of the same figure, leaving the reader with very different conclusions. Compare yourself #ddj → nytimes.com/2019/09/03/ups… → nytimes.com/2019/09/03/opi…

The Caribbean School of Data (CSOD) Caribbean School of Data is an initiative to increase employability& economic opportunities for at-risk youth in the Caribbean w/digital literacy and data skills training for 1500 young men and women, ages 18-29 in digital and data-skills #CSOD #CSODDR

Dr. Maurice McNaughton of MSBM, UWI Mona and the COI introduces the Caribbean School of Data to the world #csod #csodDR

Revisiting a fantastic article by Paul Bradshaw summarising the insights from diplomatic studies and applying them to #ddj → onlinejournalismblog.com/2018/06/05/rel… Very relevant to the VERIFY step of School of Data 's data pipeline, and gives grounding to what I'm teaching at IJBA

Today we launch the CSOD in Jamaica.The CSOD is funded by Google.org and is executed by a Network of Regional Partners across the Caribbean through our unique, blended learning model. Principal implementation partners for the #CSOD are @MSBM and @Slashroots. #CSODJa

Cromwell Wilkes at School of Data we're rolling out a new training for the legal profession that will allow lawyers to evidence and challenge this kind of AI bias.

:) Workbench has become a staple when I do workshops on #DataLiteracy and working with data using School of Data's #DataPipeline. I've gotten great feedback for it from veterans to beginners who've never touched a spreadsheet. Do check it out at workbenchdata.com.

Our #CSOD #CSODDR students have started their matriculation process for our basic programme that will run for 12 weeks in the Dominican Republic. #CSODJa

5 years ago I attended my first international open data conference as a School of Data fellow. It’s been 5 years of an amazing journey working with open data and getting to know an amazing global community. For many years to come!

⏳ Have a few minutes to learn about visualising #COVID19 data? Check out our 🆕 online training ➡️ bit.ly/2X82PUC

There is power in meeting people in person, says Ghana's Selassie David Opoku from School of Data. What else do we lose when academic conferences go #virtual? Join the #NewGlobalUni conversation 29 June. Register here: bit.ly/NewGlobalUni

🧐 How open is your data? ★ 5-star Open Data from Tim Berners-Lee is one of the assessment frameworks you'll learn about in the 'Quality and Consistent Data with the #OpenDataEditor' The course is free, online, and fun! 👉🏾 Start today: schoolofdata.org/#course #opendata #ODE

🏅 The #OpenDataEditor app + course combo is definitely your gateway to the world of data. See everything you'll learn in just 15 hours. Plus it's free and fun! 📚 schoolofdata.org/course-quality… Let's bridge the digital literacy gap together! #ODE #TheTechWeWant

🤗 In May, we brought the community together again for a special training session, equipping trainers to deliver the #OpenDataEditor course locally. Their courses are expected to reach an estimated 500 people worldwide in June. 👉🏾 Learn more: blog.okfn.org/2025/06/05/sch…