We are proud to present the activities of the Open Society Fund in numbers for the year 2015. Below you can see how many projects we have supported in the last year and what the total grants amounted to. The…
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which supervises the fulfillment of the judgments handed down by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, discussed the case of "D.H. and Others versus the Czech Republic" at its…
A week ago, the winners of the third annual Open Data Challenge “Together We Open Data” were announced with very encouraging results. This year the competition received 27 submitted applications based on open data, which used data from a variety…
CEU graduate students and faculty from around the world come together in Budapest to engage in interdisciplinary education, pursue advanced scholarship, and address some of society’s most vexing problems. Choose from 50 degree programs and apply now to join our…
The Embassy of Canada, in cooperation with The Open Society Fund Prague, invites interested candidates among Czech university students and recent graduates to apply for an internship at the Embassy of Canada in Prague. The internship is aimed at young…
Prague, November 2, 2015 – The Embassy of Canada, in cooperation with The Open Society Fund Prague, invites interested candidates among Czech university students and recent graduates to apply for an internship at the Embassy of Canada in Prague. The…
.It is late spring of 2015 and we are sitting in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, talking about a grave violation of women’s human rights: violence against women. It has been a long time since I have…
Once I had a unique opportunity to talk with Andrew Stott, the former UK Government Director of Transparency & Digital Engagement. I asked him ‘what is the best way to convince the public institutions to open up their data and to…
In the middle of April, the pilot version of the Czech National Open Data Catalogue was launched. After two years of waiting, Czech state institutions and local municipalities now have their own space where they can put their own open…
Representatives of nonprofit organizations and members of the informal Parents for Inclusion (Rodiče za inkluzi) alliance sent an open letter on Friday, 6 February to Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka about an amendment to the Schools Act that is currently…
