What 2020 has taught us
What a year this has been! For many of us, this year has been an unparalleled horror show one that will not easily be forgotten.
Category: Open County
The data collection and digitization process for Citizen Generated Data in Elgeyo Marakwet
Deep in the heart of the county of champions, in the scenic and partly remote wards of Arror, Tambach, Kayego and Kaptarakwa, the activities for
Reimagining our future
When we started the Open Institute, we never imagined that it would achieve so much in such a relatively short time. Don’t get us wrong
The importance of stakeholder engagement to ensure participation and successful project results
When undertaking any project, it is important to note that it will usually involve multiple stakeholders; and each one potentially has the ability to speed
Design considerations for the citizen-driven census in Elgeyo Marakwet County
In our work in citizen-generated data, we have had experiences that have demonstrated that the results of our projects are usually high-impact and long-lasting. This
Building Partnership with the Open Governance Institute to Promote Good Governance at the County Level
It is no secret that we are passionate about citizen generated data. We believe that active citizens have a lot of power to influence governments
Kenya’s first sub-national Data Desk is a big deal for us.
We at the Open Institute are very excited as just this week we witnessed the launch of Kenya’s first sub-national data desk in Elgeyo Marakwet
Setting up Data Desks in Counties: Why we care about this.
Since 2013, we have been working together with counties and the World Bank in Kenya to develop systems to be transparent and engage citizens. The
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
The Link Between Devolution in Kenya and Open Governance
It has been just over a year since Kenya formed a decentralised form of government, devolving into 47 county governments accompanied by central government. The