Notes from Nepal's open-knowledge movement.
Field lessons, tool releases, research findings, and reflections on making knowledge open in practice.
Introducing Urban Atlas Nepal: Ward-Level Flood Hazard for Kathmandu Valley
Today we’re releasing the first version of Urban Atlas Nepal, an open data and methodology layer for understanding urban risk in Nepal’s cities, along with its first application, SmartHousing Nepal. SmartHousing starts with a simple question that many people in Kathmandu Valley face with very little information: how safe is the neighbourhood I’m about to […]
Read moreJoin Us at Youth IGF Nepal 2026 and APrIGF 2026: Two Conversations on a Safer Internet
Every day, people in Nepal face harm online that the tools built to protect them were never designed to see. This October, Open Knowledge Foundation Nepal is joining two forums at the Royal Tulip Kathmandu to start conversations about closing those gaps, from the language of online abuse to the way algorithms shape young minds. […]
Read moreIntroducing Nagarik Niti: Making Nepal’s Laws Easier to Follow, and Easier to Shape
Open Knowledge Foundation Nepal (OKF Nepal) has begun work on Nagarik Niti, a bilingual platform that makes Nepal’s federal legislative process understandable and open to participation for everyday citizens. OKF Nepal is a non-profit civic tech organization that advances open knowledge as a design principle beyond data. We believe open information enables participatory governance, and […]
Read moreMapping Nepal’s Civic Tech and AI Landscape: Key Takeaways from the Digital Democracy Summit 2026
On 23 July 2026, Open Knowledge Foundation Nepal joined Speak Up Nepal to co-lead a parallel session titled “Civic Tech, AI and Accountability” at the Digital Democracy Summit 2026, held at Malla Hotel under the theme “Bridging Policy, Participation, and Innovation“. The Summit brought together 120+ participants from government, multilateral and diplomatic partners, INGOs, the […]
Read moreWhen Algorithm Decides: What Nepal’s Digital Creators Are Up Against
Every day, algorithms make decisions about what Nepali voices can say online. Most of these decisions happen in milliseconds, inside systems built far from Nepal, trained mostly in English, and accountable to no one here. The people affected rarely find out why. They often cannot appeal. And there is no one to call. This is […]
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