💬 "Open internet is a space in which human rights are respected, and knowledge generates social good – not surveillance, spying or making money."

Take a look back at Thais Ruiz de Alda’s interview for the #OKFN100 Conversations project. 👇🏾 https://blog.okfn.org/2023/03/08/thais-ruiz-de-alda-social-media-platforms-promote-gender-violence-full-stop/

💬 "Academia is still very supportive of the singular hero scientist. But most things take teams"

🔬 Biostatistician and epidemiologist Travis Gerke is the 19th conversation of the #OKFN100 project.

👉🏾 Check it out: https://blog.okfn.org/2025/11/11/travis-gerke-academia-is-still-very-supportive-of-the-singular-hero-scientist-but-most-things-take-teams/

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#openknowledge

💬 "90% of tech problems can be solved with tools that have been around for decades"

Andrés Vázques (@avdata99), a senior developer and #CKAN expert, is the 18th conversation of the #OKFN100 project.

👉🏾 Check it out: https://blog.okfn.org/2025/08/26/andres-vazquez-90-of-technological-problems-can-be-solved-with-tools-that-have-been-around-for-decades/

💬“‘Know who runs your infrastructure”

Jaya Klara Brekke, CSO at Nym Technologies, is the 17th conversation of the #OKFN100 project. She explores decentralised trust and why diversity in infrastructure matters.

👉🏾Check it out: https://blog.okfn.org/2025/07/16/jaya-klara-brekke-know-who-runs-your-infrastructure/

🦾🥀 “There is no evidence that more technology makes people better”

Ivana Feldfeber‬, co-founder of DataGénero, is the 15th conversation of the #OKFN100 project. She reflects on AI governance and advocates for critical digital literacy.

👉🏾 Check it out: https://blog.okfn.org/2025/05/20/ivana-feldfeber-there-is-no-evidence-that-more-technology-makes-people-better/

💻🌱 “We need concrete tech for the people who need it, and nothing else”

@okfn’s Tech Lead @pdelboca is the 14th conversation of the #OKFN100 project. He reflects on our #TheTechWeWant initiative and the road ahead.

👉🏾 Check it out: https://blog.okfn.org/2025/04/28/patricio-del-boca-what-we-need-is-concrete-tech-for-the-people-who-need-it-and-nothing-else/

🕵🏻‍♀️ 🌍 "Even though we have laws, it’s not always easy to #access #data" – Setu Bandh Upadhyay, Nikesh Balami, Tomoaki Watanabe, Thanisara Ruangdej, Nurunnaby Chowdhury and Apoorv Anand, from the Open Knowledge Asia Hub, are part of the 13th #OKFN100 conversation.

👉🏾 Check it out: https://blog.okfn.org/2024/08/22/open-knowledge-is-still-seen-as-very-technical-in-asia-which-excludes-a-lot-of-people/

🏛️ 🌍 "The agenda of #DigitalPublicGoods and #DigitalPublicInfrastructure are being pushed in a very top-down way" – Members from the Open Knowledge Asia Hub are part of the 13th #OKFN100.

👉🏾 Check it out: https://blog.okfn.org/2024/08/22/open-knowledge-is-still-seen-as-very-technical-in-asia-which-excludes-a-lot-of-people/

🔀 🌍 "The focus shifted towards thematic areas (climate, gender, etc), rather than general #opendata initiatives" – Members from the Open Knowledge Asia Hub are part of the 13th #OKFN100.

👉🏾 Check it out: https://blog.okfn.org/2024/08/22/open-knowledge-is-still-seen-as-very-technical-in-asia-which-excludes-a-lot-of-people/