Blogs
Wrapping up youth in COVID response project Tulsipur
- Nikesh Balami | Sun Sep 05 2021
As the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic hit Nepal, the number of confirmed cases rose exponentially. The transmission of the virus was faster as compared to the first wave which resulted in a shortage of essentials like Oxygen cylinders, ICU, ventilators, ambulances, and more. These shortages, limited infrastructure, and a lack of a standard technical Learn more
How the charts tell us about COVID situation in Nepal: A brief data analysis from WHO Nepal’s weekly report
- Open Knowledge Nepal | Mon Jun 21 2021
Lives are being disrupted almost everywhere on this planet by the COVID, and we are witnessing it everyday – since 2020. As of June 20, 2021, nearly four million have died of Coronavirus and 170 million others have been infected worldwide. Nepal, the world’s poorest nation with a population of nearly 30 million saw its Learn more
Shutting down real time data dashboard – Open Data Nepal portal
- Open Knowledge Nepal | Mon Jun 07 2021
In August 2019, seeing the growth in demand and use of real-time (which is presented as it is acquired and difficult to handle) and fresh (which is consistently accessible, up-to-date and immediately usable) data, we launched the real-time data dashboard for air pollution, river watch & fruits and vegetables price at integrated the dashboard into Learn more
Open Data Day 2021: Datathon in Tulsipur
- Nikesh Balami | Fri Mar 19 2021
On the occasion of the International Open Data Day (March 6, 2021), Open Knowledge Nepal organized a day-long ‘Datathon’ in Tulsipur Dang, where in-total 30 participants joined the event to learn about open data, its importance, and applications. The event was organized at Munal Pahuna Ghar, Tulsipur, Dang in partnership with the Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City Learn more
Registration for Women in Data Virtual Conference 2021 is now open!
- Open Knowledge Nepal | Thu Mar 18 2021
While Nepal’s first Women in Data Conference was hosted by The Data for Development (D4D) Programme on February 23, 2019 with the theme डाटा शक्ति नारी शक्ति – ‘where two superpowers meet’ and brought together influential people from the sector, 2020’s plans were met with a halt due to the on-going pandemic. This year however, Learn more
