Notes from Nepal's open-knowledge movement.
Field lessons, tool releases, research findings, and reflections on making knowledge open in practice.
Congratulations to the winners of OSM Hackfest 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”
Read moreAnnouncing selected team for OSM Hackfest 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
Read moreLaunching the updated identity and revamped website
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
Read moreWrapping up youth in COVID response project Tulsipur
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
Read moreHow the charts tell us about COVID situation in Nepal: A brief data analysis from WHO Nepal’s weekly report
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
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