Data for Accountability Workshop
Open Institute, in collaboration with FEMNET, is holding a two-day workshop on August 20th & 21st for civil society organizations in Kenya on using data
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Research Study: Journey to Consensus
The African continent through the African Union’s Common African Position (CAP) on Post 2015 Development Agenda expressed its desire to approach the Post 2015 Development
Engaging Civil Society in Turkana County on Open Data
This week, our team went to Lodwar, Turkana County in Nothern Kenya, to conduct a workshop as part of our SDI Data Support Program. We
#OKFest14 – Open Government Data Around the World in Two Minutes
In March last year Kenyans took to the polls and elected a new government. With this, we saw the devolution and formation of 47 county
Open Institute at #OKFest2014
Anne Muigai (OI Knowledge Lead) and Simeon Oriko (OI Community Lead) are in Berlin for this year’s Open Knowledge Festival (#OKFest2014). Anne will be speaking
Why We Need An African Partnership for Development Data
Earlier this year, I published my thoughts on the general direction in which a partnership for development data could take in Africa. While we acknowledge the
Post-2015 Has Provided Us All With A “Big Tent”
In their paper The Benefits of a Big Tent: Opening Up Government in Developing Countries, J Goldstein and J Weinstein argue for a “big tent”;
Essential Question: Can Open Government Really Change the World?
This is cross-posted from Al Kags’ personal blog, alkags.me. I have just started the six-week academic sessions of the Washington Fellowship at the Arizona State
The Data Revolution in Policy-Making
“To take part in the African revolution it is not enough to write a revolutionary song; you must fashion the revolution with the people” Ahmed
Buntwani 2014: Using Technology to Close the Gap between Citizen Voices and State Responsiveness
At the foundation of strengthening good governance and better service delivery in Kenya lies the ability of the government and civil society organisations to engage