There is an important shift happening in the job market. Organizations are faced with a huge burden to retrain workers, while professionals are seeking continuous development to remain relevant in an ever more competitive workforce. This drives a need for alternative, specialized credentials to showcase new skills and competencies, which can be quickly recognized by prospective … [Read more...] about Open Badges: a connected, digital way to showcase professional competencies
Key Concepts
This tag gathers together the articles that are essential to understand the content of Abierto al Público. We list, below, all the blog entries that we consider key concepts to build and strengthen our audience's understanding of open knowledge and its relation to social and economic development.
Free software? Open source? We answer your questions
What is open-source software? Is it different than Free Software? And can we trust something "open" to support public services? In our experience promoting the IDB’s Code for Development initiative, we have heard these and similar questions. The dynamic and collaborative nature of the technological ecosystem sometimes contributes to confusion. That is why we seek to clarify … [Read more...] about Free software? Open source? We answer your questions
Learn the Basics of Open Source from Four Initiatives Driving the Movement
What is the Open Source Movement? The open source movement is much more than writing code and sharing it freely. It has opened the possibility for more flexible and inclusive ecosystems, recognizing the value of new applications for open source across industries. In the late 1990s, the Open Source Movement branched from the Free Software Movement of the 1980s, which … [Read more...] about Learn the Basics of Open Source from Four Initiatives Driving the Movement
Learning on the Go: the In-Action Review
Leer blogpost en español By Micha Van Waesberghe from the Knowledge and Learning Department at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Knowledge sharing and learning from our experience is already a natural part of our lives. We do it at home, with our friends and family, or sitting around a campfire sharing stories. We do it because it works. Now, when you think about … [Read more...] about Learning on the Go: the In-Action Review
How Open Badges can help showcase recognized professional competencies
Leer artículo en español By Stella Porto, Learning & Knowledge Management Specialist at INDES in the Inter-American Development Bank There is an important shift happening in the job market. Organizations are faced with a huge burden to retrain workers, while professionals are seeking continuous development to remain relevant in an ever more competitive workforce. For this … [Read more...] about How Open Badges can help showcase recognized professional competencies