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Discover how CKAN is evolving: faster search, better file handling, dynamic metadata, and a modern UI. Sergey Motornyuk shares insights in the final Tuesday Talk episode.

What happens when CKAN joins the global conversation on digital public infrastructure? Insights from Joel Natividad and Dr. Nora Mattern on trust, interoperability, and community after UN Open Source Week.

Explore how the Transport Data Commons, powered by CKAN, is transforming transport data from siloed PDFs into a global, interoperable, and reusable knowledge base—especially for low-emission mobility in the Global South.

Rufus Pollock, creator of CKAN and founder of the Open Knowledge Foundation, shares the origin story of CKAN, lessons from 25 years in open data, and a vision for building sensemaking tools in the age of AI.

Join the CKAN POSE team’s community listening sessions this June to share your ideas, connect with others, and help shape a stronger, more inclusive CKAN ecosystem. Open to all—register now.

The second CKAN Extensions Demo Day brought another round of focused, real-world solutions for CKAN-based data portals. Each extension demo tackled persistent challenges—from upload validation and custom data listings to cloud-scale performance and system diagnostics.

The first CKAN Extensions Demo Day brought together developers and practitioners to showcase practical enhancements for CKAN-based data portals. Each extension directly addresses common operational challenges—improving usability, security, metadata management, and user interaction.

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.