Tag: Open Data
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Abcam Joins Innovative Health Initiative’s LIGAND-AI Project to Accelerate AI-Driven Drug Discovery
A Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate AI-Driven Drug Discovery Abcam has joined the Innovative Health Initiative’s (IHI) LIGAND-AI project, a collaborative effort designed to speed up AI-powered drug discovery through an open-science framework. The public-private partnership is led by the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) in collaboration with Pfizer, and it brings together industry, academia, and non-profit…
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Wikidata Botswana 2025: Celebrating 13 Years with a Community-Driven Edit Month
Overview: A Milestone for Wikidata in Botswana The Wikidata Botswana 2025 celebration marks a significant milestone as the Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana organizes a month-long editing campaign to commemorate 13 years of Wikidata. This event is a community-driven effort that brings together volunteers, educators, researchers, and technology enthusiasts to improve and expand Botswana’s digital…
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Wikidata Botswana 2025: Celebrating 13 Years (And We Really Showed Up!)
Introducing a Milestone for Wikidata Botswana In 2025, the Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana marked a significant milestone: 13 years of Wikidata. The celebration wasn’t a quiet anniversary but a vibrant, month-long campaign designed to boost local participation, improve data quality, and strengthen Botswana’s representation on the global knowledge graph. This initiative, titled Wikidata 13…
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Former Google CEO Leads Private Funding for Four Next-Gen Telescopes: Three on Earth, One in Space
Overview: A Bold Leap for Astronomy In a striking turn for astronomy funding and innovation, a group led by the former CEO of Google has secured private funding for four next-generation telescopes. The ambitious project includes three ground-based instruments and a single space-based observatory, all designed to dramatically amplify our ability to observe the cosmos.…
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Science News This Week: CDC Turmoil, NASA’s 3I/ATLAS Images, and Strategies to Thwart an Insect Apocalypse
Introduction: Three Fronts in Modern Science News This week’s science headlines cut across public health, space exploration, and biodiversity. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faced unprecedented internal turbulence, NASA released anticipated data visuals from the 3I/ATLAS mission, and researchers highlighted actionable strategies to counter a potential insect apocalypse. Read on for a…
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Future Perfect 25: Six activists and organizers tackling the trust deficit in global health
Rethinking trust at the heart of global health As the world grapples with a warming planet, antibiotic resistance, and escalating health inequities, a quiet but potent obstacle looms larger than any single disease: trust. The 2025 Future Perfect 25 highlights six activists and organizers who are trying to repair the trust deficit that undermines funding,…
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How Hackers Freed the Kinect from the Xbox: A 2010s Technological Breakthrough
From Gadget to Groundbreaker: The Kinect’s Humble Beginnings The Kinect sensor, introduced by Microsoft in 2010, was marketed as a leap in natural user interfaces for living rooms. It promised hands-free gaming, deep motion tracking, and a seemingly magical way to interact with digital environments. For many, it was a clever piece of hardware riding…
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Can a Website Make Government Better? The Bettergov.ph Experiment
Introduction: A bold idea in the Philippine civic tech scene The question “Can a website make government better?” might sound simplistic, but it sits at the heart of a growing movement in the Philippines. A group of volunteers, loosely branded as the Startup PH guys, unveiled Bettergov.ph—an online project aimed at offering a more transparent,…
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Can a Website Make Government Better? The CivicTech Push in the Philippines
Can a Website Make Government Better? In an era of growing public demand for accountability, a group of tech enthusiasts in the Philippines has turned a bold idea into a nationwide conversation. Bettergov.ph, a volunteer-driven project, launched with the audacious aim of offering a “better” version of the country’s gov.ph portal. The endeavor is not…
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Can a Website Make Government Better? A Look at Bettergov.ph and Civic Tech in the Philippines
Introduction: A Bold Idea from the Civic Tech community What happens when a group of developers and volunteers decides to rebuild one of the country’s most essential digital interfaces? In the Philippines, the project Bettergov.ph emerged from a mix of frustration with aging government portals and a desire for more transparent, citizen-friendly governance. A fundraiser…