Join a pilot to try AI that helps you fix, clean, and understand your data — no coding needed
The Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) is opening up a second round of pilot participation to integrate the Open Data Editor (ODE) into the workflow of organisations, and this time we are testing the integration of responsible AI tools.
It is a three-month funded pilot, running from July to September 2025.
We are looking for organisations that already use spreadsheets to manage, report on, or publish data, and are curious about how AI could support this work. If you are interested in exploring AI tools that are ethical, transparent, and non-extractive — and want to play a role in shaping what responsible, human-centred AI looks like for data —, we would love to work with you.
💡 What You’ll Do
- Integrate ODE + AI features into your daily workflow (e.g., checking field survey data or public budget spreadsheets).
- Test and share feedback on usability, trust, and relevance of AI features
- Participate in short bi-weekly check-ins and a community of practice
- Report challenges and suggestions to help improve the tool for others like you.
- Write a case study and share your experience publicly.
Join us for this exciting opportunity to co-create and refine the Open Data Editor, while streamlining your internal work and increasing your social impact with ethical AI!
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Here ☝🏾 is everything you'll learn in just 15 hours
The Quality and Consistent Data with Open Data Editor course is specially designed for non-technical users working with tabular data (Excel, Google Sheets, CSV) but without advanced technical knowledge.
Developed by the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) in partnership with Open Knowledge Brazil and Escola de Dados, it is an essential open educational resource for anyone who wants to generate knowledge from data.
The course is free and fun! You'll learn a lot of very useful tips and tricks which will help you make your everyday work more efficient and be proud of your datasets today.
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The Open Data Editor (ODE) is Open Knowledge’s new open source desktop application for nonprofits, data journalists, activists, and public servants, aiming at helping them detect errors in their datasets. It’s a free, open-source tool designed for people working with tabular data (Excel, Google Sheets, CSV) who don’t know how to code or don’t have the programming skills to automatise the data exploration process.
Simple, lightweight, privacy-friendly, and built for real-world challenges like offline work and low-resource settings, ODE is part of OKFN’s The Tech We Want initiative — our ambitious effort to reimagine how technology is built and used.
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City of Zagreb’s open data team integrated the Open Data Editor
into the Public Administration workflow.
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