Blogs
Supporting Local Government for informed decision making – insights from LG Data Fellowship Program
- Open Knowledge Nepal | Mon Jul 17 2023
Data has become a powerful tool for decision-making and governance. Recognizing the importance of leveraging data for effective municipal management, Open Knowledge Nepal initiated the “Local Government (LG) Data Fellowship” program. The primary objective of the fellowship was to assist municipal bodies in digitizing their data and utilizing it for informed decision-making. As part of Learn more
Congratulations to the winners of OSM Hackfest 2022
- Open Knowledge Nepal | Tue Jul 05 2022
This post is written by Arjun Gautam and compiled by James Shrestha. We would like to congratulate the winners of OSM Hackfest 2022. After a very long journey of learning open technologies, participating in the workshops, submitting ideas for the Hackfest, being selected to participate, building and presenting tools based on their ideas; team ”Omnecal” Learn more
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
