The Global Open Data Initiative Needs Your Input
This is a cross-post by Julia Keserü from the Sunlight Foundation, taken from both the Global Open Data Initiative blog and the Sunlight Foundation blog.
Author: Open Institute
Releasing #KCPEtrends
This past week, as primary school pupils in Kenya started their Kenya Certificate of Primary Examinations (KCPE) – a landmark examination in any Kenyan’s life,
When it comes to aid transparency, there’s something more important than data
This is a Post written by Jennifer Lentfer for OXFAM America Tech geek proclaims the unthinkable! Says that when it comes to aid transparency, “There’s something
Defining Grassroots – Google Hangout Summary
Over the last month or two, we’ve made a strategic decision to dedicate a huge part of our work to serve grassroots communities and we’ve
Defining Grassroots Google Hangout – Thursday, 7 November at 4pm (EAT)
As we bridge gaps between open data ecosystems, we continually ask ourselves what impact our work has on grassroot communities and how open data can
Announcing the Global Open Data Initative’s declaration on open data
The Global Open Data Initiative partners are excited today to share a draft Declaration on Open Data, and welcome comments and feedback on its contents. Open Data has
Why Kenya’s open data portal is failing — and why it can still succeed
This is a cross post from Greg Brown Kenya’s open data portal is floundering. Despite the excitement that surrounded its launch in July 2011, the portal has
Code4Kenya
When we started out in 2011, we were incubated by the Africa Media Initiative to implement the Code4Kenya project (it later scaled up to an
The Missing Link in Kenya’s Open Data Story
Authored by Nick Hargreaves and cross posted from his blog. It’s slightly over two years since the government of Kenya launched the Kenya Open Data
Africa Shares Technical expertise with Nepal
African Data Journalists and Code for Africa Hacktavists this week traveled to Nepal to be part of the country’s Open Data Initiative launch. The grassroots