Liberating Knowledge for Opportunities
A world where knowledge creates power for the many, not the few.
This is the world we choose.
About Us
Open Knowledge Nepal (OKN) is a non-profit civic tech organization working to create a fair, sustainable, and open future by advancing open knowledge as a design principle beyond data. We believe that the openness of data is powerful to have a participatory government with civil society, eventually leading to sustainable development. The organization has been involved in research, advocacy, training, workshops, and developing tools related to open knowledge. We provide data services and solutions to various agencies and specialize in solving data-related problems through consultation and tool development.
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Our Impact
We want to see Open By Default
in the DNA of a knowledge society.
25
District Reached
7K
People Trained
27
Project Developed
40
Partnership Created
What We Do?
We are specialized in providing data-driven services and technical expertise for collecting, storing, managing, analyzing and visualizing data of all kinds.
We Offer
Training and Capacity Building
We work with governments, journalists and citizens to sensitize them with skills they need to use data effectively, through both online and in-person “learning through doing” workshops.Learn more
Specialized Technical Services
We help people and organizations to solve the technical, social, and legal challenges of opening up data and are specialized in providing data-driven services and technical expertise.Learn more
Research, Analysis and Writing
We are the open data pioneers of Nepal and are always ready to explore new areas in depth, including developing principles, methodologies, pipelines, and standards as part of our analysis.Learn more
Recent Blogs
Data Stories
Inside Nepal’s University Classroom: What the N...
Did you know Nepal’s university enrollment hit a record high in 2080/81, just a few years after a sharp dip? Behin...
Events
Turning Promises into Progress: Women in Data C...
What happens when data meets action? The Women in Data (WiD) Conference 2025 provided the answer, bringing togethe...
Events
Announcing the Women in Data Conference 2025
We are thrilled to announce that the Women in Data Conference 2025 will take place on February 25, 2025, in Kathma...
Let's work together
Join our community, come to our events, work with us, request technical expertise, make reuse of our work, get involved in our projects, or find out more about open knowledge. Please feel free to drop us a line.
