Building a data-driven culture to #MakeNairobiWork
Goal 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explicitly recognizes the importance of data in strengthening the means of implementation of the global partnership for
Tag: data desk
Nandi County Data is now open
Last Friday, Nandi County released the Nandi Data Desk Dashboard, which seeks to showcase the county’s data. This marks another milestone in the work we
We’ve officially handed over the Nandi Data Desk!
After the successful launch of the Nandi Data Desk, we were back at it, working together with Nandi’s county leaders to prepare their data for public view. Through our engagement, the team from Nandi were well trained to manage the system. With the simple accessible web application, the Nandi data desk provides a responsive and seamless data upload process. The engagements culminated in the successful handing over of the system to the technical team, who are well equipped to manage the County Data Desk.
Nandi officially launches the County Data Desk
Nandi County’s Data Desk was officially launched on 5th May 2022 amidst pomp and glamour at the County headquarters in Kapsabet, making it the second county to establish the facility that collects, curates, analyzes and publishes relevant county data, in line with their commitments to the Open Government Partnership.
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
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
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