Tirana, 26/03/2021 On the 18th of March, an article written by Daniel Pocock came to our attention. Said article makes some misleading, discriminatory, racist claims toward some of our members, our main event OSCAL, and our organization as a… Read More
Statement for Daniel Pocock
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Last Updated: May 13, 2022 by Open Labs Members
Statement for Daniel Pocock
There have been a number of public posts made against Open Labs and it’s community members by Daniel Pocock, that Open Labs is aware of.The posts are shared in a series of websites, which are misleading since they… Read More
OSCAL 2022, 7th edition is coming!
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Last Updated: May 6, 2022 by Sidorela Uku
We are delighted to announce that the next edition of Open Source Conference Albania is taking place in the warm city of Tirana on 18th & 19th of June 2022. If you are looking forward to spending a… Read More
Month of LibreOffice 2021
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Last Updated: June 9, 2021 by Sidorela Uku
LibreOffice is a freely available and open source fully-featured office productivity suite created from The Document Foundation. It includes several applications to simplify tasks in an office working environment (creation of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, databases). LibreOffice main features:… Read More
Present your project at Open Labs
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Last Updated: May 21, 2021 by Mariana
One thing is sure about Open Labs as a community, we love open source and open knowledge initiatives! Either software or hardware we love supporting and raise visibility about smaller or larger “open” communities out there and most… Read More
Statement: we have been a target of disinformation efforts. Our initial reaction!
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Posted: March 26, 2021 by Open Labs Members
Tirana, 26/03/2021 On the 18th of March, an article written by Daniel Pocock came to our attention. Said article makes some misleading, discriminatory, racist claims toward some of our members, our main event OSCAL, and our organization as a… Read More
Memorandum of Understanding between SCiDEV, WCUGA & Open Labs
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Last Updated: March 8, 2021 by Mariana
The publication of information in an open format of data and information of public interest by government institutions and organizations is an important element of any democratic society. The definition of “open” knowledge and information fosters cooperation and… Read More
The Shuttleworth Foundation supporting us throughout 2020
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Posted: December 11, 2020 by Mariana
Back in December 2019, we received an email from the Shuttleworth Foundation telling us that we are awarded a fund of $5000. This came as a surprise since we received the fund after being nominated by Adam Hyde,… Read More
Balkan FLOSStival 2020
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Last Updated: November 27, 2020 by Mariana
Call for proposals We would like to invite developers, speakers, and promoters of the FLOSS ecosystem to submit proposals. The applicants who want to pitch at Balkan FLOSStival must be aware that the topic must be related to:… Read More
Announcing Balkan FLOSStival 2020
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Last Updated: November 27, 2020 by Mariana
We are super happy to introduce Balkan FLOSStival, our latest initiative to promote software freedom, open-source software, online privacy, open data and open knowledge in the region, even during the COVID-19 crisis. What is Balkan FLOSStival? Balkan FLOSStival… Read More
The Court of Justice of the European Union rules against American corporations
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Last Updated: August 4, 2020 by Mariana
On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that none of the American companies that store personal data of European Union citizens adhere to European rules and laws for the protection of… Read More