Blogs
Announcing selected team for OSM Hackfest 2022
- Open Knowledge Nepal | Wed Jun 15 2022
Open Technologies for Public Good: 12 ideas,12 teams, 8 colleges, 5 days. OSM Hackfest 2022 organizer committee is excited to announce the 12 teams who will be part of Hackfest 2022. OSM Hackfest 2022 is a national competition that aims for students to: Utilize the free and open-source geographical database of the world to build Learn more
Launching the updated identity and revamped website
- Nikesh Balami | Thu Feb 24 2022
Following the announcement of the branding update made by the Open Knowledge Foundation; Today, we are excited to launch the updated identity and revamped website of Open Knowledge Nepal. The logo and color branding of OKN has been updated and the organization website – a gateway to promote open knowledge and support open movement in Nepal, has been Learn more
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
