The Next Best Time To Restore Data Rights Is Now!
Written by ‘Gbenga Sesan On January 1, 2020, many new year resolutions made no provision for a disruptive event even though the novel coronavirus, COVID-19,
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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
Unajua Mtu…? Why Kenyan systems are no greater than the sum of their parts
In Kenya, there is a widespread notion that, in order to receive services from a public office, one must know someone influential in that office.
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
Announcing The Decent Work Initiative
SDG 8 aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”. Sustainable Development Goals Martin Wairegi
Announcing Shiriki, an open marketplace for ideas, innovations & initiatives fighting COVID-19.
As part of our efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are excited to announce the Shiriki initiative. Shiriki (Kiswahili for Partnership) is a
Restoring Data Rights Post-COVID-19 Crisis – Virtual Meeting
We are excited to have partnered with Data Ready to convene a virtual meeting to plan engagements with governments around the world regarding how data
CensusKe: a new platform for exploring Kenya’s 2019 Census Data
We are excited to release Census.ke, a new platform for all of the census 2019 data currently released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics,
Al Kags Joins GPSDD Technical Advisory Group
We at the Open Institute, are proud to announce that our Founder, Al Kags, has been invited to join the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of
Kenya’s First County Data Desk Launched
Elgeyo Marakwet County is the first devolved unit in Kenya to establish a Data Desk, which is a government function that will collect, compile, analyze