Announcement: Our team is going into lockdown to reduce COVID-19 exposure
The Open Institute has today taken a raft of measures to reduce our team’s exposure to COVID-19. Starting today and for the next 30 days,
Author: Al Kags
We are now an entirely remote-working organisation
We have closed our office and empowered our team to work efficiently from home. Happy new year! We are so excited to be back and
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.
Meet Loise, our new Director of Team Wellness
We are excited to announce our new Director of Team Wellness, Loise W. Mboo, who joined our team this month. Loise is an accomplished and
Farewell, Chief Kariuki
We are sad to lose a champion for community driven development We are terribly sad to learn of the passing of our great friend, Chief
Being corrupt is usually the cheaper option, so what should we do?
Imagine you are driving from one city to another in your country and a policeman stops you for speeding. The correct process that should be
Submissions on the Data Protection Civil Registration Regulations (2020) in Kenya
The Ministry of ICT issued an invitation to members of the public to comment on the data protection regulations on civil registrations through the press.
Building Trust in Citizen Generated Data – what we have learnt
Today I attended a meeting organized at the Ford Foundation offices by the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data. The major part of the conversation
Ending 2019: What we know now
As the year 2019 comes to a close, we are in a reflective state. This year was for us so transitory, that we intentionally deferred
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