[reposted from the ODI website] After an open call inviting African open data innovators to apply for a £6,000 grant and support from the ODI and the Open Data for Development Network, the shortlist is announced As part of the Africa … Read More
The Edo AgriHub team engaged local communities in the data collection process. By: Gillian Whitworth, Open Data Institute (ODI) The context Farming provides a significant source of revenue for the population of Edo State in Nigeria, and the … Read More
Toward a WDF Sustainable Development Action Plan: Key Insights from the Global Open Data Community [This post was written by Fernando Perini, Senior Program Officer for the Open Data for Development Network, for the launch of the International Open Data … Read More
As co-host of the 4th International Open Data Conference (IODC) in Madrid this past October, the Open Data for Development Network (OD4D) is pleased to present the International Open Data Roadmap. The Roadmap … Read More
At the start of the New Year we would like to share some of the exciting work we have planned. This includes the launch of two new regional hubs, and the continuation and expansion of projects from our existing regional … Read More
[This blog was originally posted by one of our Partners, the Web Foundation.] Five years on from the founding of the Open Government Partnership, how are the original OGP members faring on the implementation of open data? The answer is … Read More
(By David Opoku – Open Knowledge International ) Almost a year ago in Dar es Salaam, the first Africa Open Data Conference brought together information activists, government officials and technologists to push forward an ambitious agenda for open data on … Read More
An amazing group of government leaders, civic tech, private sector and researchers gathered for the East African Open Data Fest in Nairobi. The vibrancy of the event and number of initiatives shows the progress made in the African open data … Read More
This blog has been reposted from the Thoughts on Open Education blog, and was authored by Javiera Atenas (@jatenas). This blog outlines recent educational efforts supported by the OD4D network. Last week Chiara Ciociola, Manuel Podetti and myself – with the help from OD4D and ILDA that … Read More
Led by the Open Data Institute (ODI), the Open Data for Development network has worked with the government of Burkina Faso in the past two years to establish their national open data initiative. In early 2015, the Burkina Open Data … Read More
In 2016, Open Knowledge International will continue to work with the Open Data for Development programme towards the realization of a global open data agenda more explicitly focused on data needs and realities of communities in developing countries. Learnings from the past two … Read More
Do you want to help build the African Open Data Community and catalyse an African Data Revolution that serves all members of African society? Open Knowledge and the Open Data for Development program are pleased to announce the Africa Open … Read More
