Open Institute Launches the Open Duka Platform
The Open Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the Open Duka platform. Open Duka was conceptualised as a catalytic tool for transparency, accountability and
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Meeting IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde
THIS WEEK I MEET MS. CHRISTINE LAGARDE, MD, IMF. This week, the 11th Managing Director of the IMF, Ms. Christine Lagarde is in Nairobi, at
Connecting Widely at the Open Government Partnership Summit in London
Two weeks ago London was host to the Open Government Partnership Summit in which government representatives and civil society from over 60 countries convened over
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.
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
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
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