Tiki, the Free/Libre/Open Source (FLOSS) no-code/low-code web application platform, has evolved into a robust technological force, empowering users to navigate and thrive in today’s fast-paced digital transformation era. As a community, this is a special opportunity to celebrate how Tiki has blazed a trail in the digital transformation era.
Known for its extensive built-in features, Tiki addresses cases where traditional content management systems fall short, offering capabilities in web publishing, collaboration, project management, office suites, knowledge bases, shopping carts, social networking, CRM, membership management, e-learning, and Tiki Trackers, its built-in database web app builder and low-code/no-code framework.
Free Open Source Software (FOSS) has become a cornerstone of modern data governance strategies, and governments across the world are increasingly adopting Open Source software as a solution to data management challenges. The amount of data governments collect has increased, and so have the challenges of effectively managing it across its life cycle.
Balancing transparency, internal data management, digital sovereignty, and digital rights: What are the other considerations regarding the interconnected agendas in the digital space?
So far, much has been said about how changes in the data and digital space have transformed government business, particularly with the increasing collection of data and its use in better-informing policy development and service provision, as well as growing expectations on the part of many citizens to access services digitally. Beyond government perspectives, Tiki is blazing a trail through its collaboration, communication, and data management features that have paved the way for transparency, and community participation, demonstrating the potential to empower communities to organize, share information securely, and manage their efforts effectively.
The no-code/low-code aspect of Tiki Wiki has particularly been relevant as it extends the accessibility of the Groupware to a wider range of users, allowing even those without programming expertise to contribute and build the tools they need while working on community-driven initiatives, and especially in contexts where technical skills might be limited.
Leveraging specialized tools that empower non-technical users: this is how Tiki is leading the way
The deprecated side of some knowledge and the rapid pace of technological advancement need a more dynamic approach to software developers' education. Universities, traditionally have been providing a strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, including the development of CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) functionalities.
As the market landscape is evolving, developers nowadays should not spend a significant portion of their time on tasks better suited for non-technical users, like building simple applications, managing workflows, or automating routine processes.
Over the past decades, Tiki has offered enhanced features including Tiki trackers to empower non-technical users and other power users to build and manage their applications. Trackers, Tiki's database component, have brought a huge opportunity to see empowered power users building and managing applications without extensive programming knowledge.
Building the future of data governance through power user empowerment
Tiki has also positioned itself as a leader in community empowerment. With its collaborative features, Tiki allows communities to organize, securely share information, and manage their efforts efficiently. Considering Data Governance principles that include Transparency, Integrity, Security, and Privacy, Tiki stands out as a tool of the future that people will need to have control over their data while empowering end users to be able to flexibly extend the features depending on their professional and organizational needs.
This is an opportunity to celebrate the power of the community that constantly monitors the code to identify vulnerabilities and the growth of Tiki through the Open Source community over the past two decades.
As Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware celebrates 22 years of community-driven innovation, collaboration, and Open Source excellence, we look forward to many more years of feature enhancement, user empowerment, fostering transparency, and leading the way in the digital transformation era. Welcome to the next chapter in Tiki’s journey - Happy Birthday, Tiki!