Broadcom released an open source software development kit (SDK) based on its Tomahawk Ethernet switch silicon. The first version of the kit, called SDKLT, will allow developers to customize their use ...

Getting developing world data with Android and Open Data Kit, Ars Technica “In the developed world, getting real-time data can be a simple matter: simply carry whatever sensor is required, get the ...

Mobile phones are on the verge of becoming powerful tools to collect data on many issues, ranging from global health to the environment. Computer scientists at the University of Washington have used ...

Benjamin is a business consultant, coach, designer, musician, artist, and writer, living in the remote mountains of Vermont. He has 20+ years experience in tech, an educational background in the arts, ...

The Overture Maps Foundation, a project to standardize map data, was founded in December 2022 by Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom, and is hosted by the Linux Foundation. I talked to Marc Prioleau ...

The “Open Data for Policymakers” e-learning course is designed to provide a general overview of Open Data principles and best practices for public policymakers, with focus on the development and ...

In the beginning, data was closed. Although we have been ‘transporting’ data between different locations, systems and resources since the time of the first databases and personal computers in the ...

The OpenWiFi Movement is an invitation to organizations that believe in a more open and collaborative future for networking.