Driving inclusive decision-making with citizen-generated data
We are proud to work with KNBS as they lead the Technical Working Group on Citizen-Generated Data. The Open Institute is proud to have played
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We are ten! Here are our 10 lessons in 10 years
This week, we celebrate ten years since our founders started on a journey towards an open society that is managed by informed, fact-driven citizens. Here’s
Global Goals Week 2022 – it’s time to #Act4SDGs differently
Today marks the start of the Global Goals Week 2022, a shared commitment between more than 170 partners in civil society, business, academia, and the
Announcing the Green Fellowship
The Open Institute’s Green Fellowship is given in line with our goal to shed light to “the invisibles” – those communities of people who are
Piloting Sabasi: Data Collection Made for Africa
We have been developing Sabasi as a free and open-source tool designed to help individuals and organizations to collect and manage data. We realised that there are a lot of tools out there, but many of them do not work in our context, where we frequently need to do our work in very remote areas. Designed for our African context, Sabasi is easy to use and requires minimal training.
Our Technology Director tells all about his recent trip to Bujumbura where we are piloting the use of Sabasi.
The Data Leaders Fellowship Programme is underway
We are very excited that the Data Leaders’ Fellowship Programme is now underway, as 10 Chief Officers in charge of Economic Planning got together in
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
My experience at the 2nd UN Data Forum
The 2nd UN Data Forum was well attended in the beautiful City of Dubai. The participants came from across the globe and brought a wealth
Nakuru Leaders Leverage on Data for Better Agriculture
Agriculture has been recognized as a major economic driver in the African region. Current statistics (http://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/population/) indicate a population of 1.2 billion people in Africa
Citizen Generated Data: What we now know
Today, we are excited to release datalocal.info, a web site through which we share our experiences working on citizen generated data projects since September 2015.