Notes from Nepal's open-knowledge movement.
Field lessons, tool releases, research findings, and reflections on making knowledge open in practice.
Transforming into Digital Governance: Nepal IGF 2018
Nepal Internet Governance Forum (Nepal IGF) 2018 was recently organized in Hotel Himalaya, Kathmandu from 2 – 3 November, with the theme of “Making Internet accessible, affordable and safe”. The event was hosted by Internet Society Nepal and co-hosted by Internet Governance Institute. The wide range of national and international organization supported the event. The
Read moreYouth Data Champions: Empowerment, Leadership and Data
This post was jointly written by Shubham Ghimire, Chief Operating Officer and Nikesh Balami, Chief Executive Officer of Open Knowledge Nepal as a part of the Youth Empowerment, Youth Leadership and Data Workshop. With the aim of creating a network of young data leaders who will lead and support the development of their communities through
Read moreद ओपन रिभोल्युशन: सूचनाको युगमा नियमहरूको पुनःलेखन
ओपन नलेज इन्टरनेशनलका संस्थापक रुफस पोलकले आफ्ना नयाँ पुस्तक द ओपन रिभोल्युशन लाई तपाईहरुको माँझ ल्याउदा एकदम प्रसन्न हुनुहुन्छ। यसले हामी कसरी जानकारी स्वामित्व र डिजिटल अर्थतन्त्रमा पहुँच गर्न सक्छौं भन्ने ज्ञान दिन्छ। यो डिजिटल क्रान्तिले हामीलाई डिजिटल तानाशाहीतन्त्र वा डिजिटल लोकतन्त्र के दिनेछ? डिजिटल युगको बारेमा तपाईंलाई थाहा भएका सबै कुरा बिर्सनुहोस्। यो गोपनीयता,
Read moreMaking Nepal’s Data Accessible Online Perpetually through Crowdsourcing
Open Knowledge Nepal recently launched the beta version of Open Data Nepal – a crowdsourced open data portal with comprehensive features to make data related to Nepal accessible online perpetually in a central hub. The main objective is to make data available in machine-readable formats with open licenses so that anyone can use, reuse and
Read moreBeta Version of Open Data Nepal – A Portal to Make Nepal’s Data Accessible Online
The demand side of the data is increasing constantly. But finding and using data is difficult if there is no central data catalog. Often, structured and usable data is hard to find online. This is why Open Knowledge Nepal launches the beta version of Open Data Nepal on the occasion of the International Open Data
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