Blogs
Data-a-thon For Journalist
- Dikpal Chhetry | Sat Mar 03 2018
Open Knowledge Nepal (OKN) and Center for Data Journalism Nepal (CDJN) hosted the data-a-thon, a pre-event to the open data day, on 28th February 2018. The data-a-thon was unique in its model where Journalist across print, digital and broadcast platforms where present along with the students/professionals of information technology. With the view to inspire data-driven Learn more
2017: A Year to Remember for OK Nepal
- Shubham Ghimire | Thu Jan 11 2018
Best wishes for 2018 from OK Nepal to all of the Open Knowledge family and friends!! The year 2017 was one of the best years for Open Knowledge Nepal. We started our journey by registering Open Knowledge Nepal as a non-profit organization under the Nepal Government and as we start to reflect 2017, it has Learn more
New survey reveals the importance of developing Nepal’s open data capacity
- Nikesh Balami | Mon Jan 08 2018
On 30 November 2017, Open Knowledge Nepal completed a month-long Open Data Awareness Program, including an Open Data Hackathon, which brought students and youths from different backgrounds under the same roof to work collaboratively on different aspects of open data. The awareness program sensitized more the 335+ youths and students from different colleges and youth Learn more
Beta Version of Election Nepal Portal Released
- Nikesh Balami | Mon Nov 20 2017
Election Nepal Homepage On 13th April 2017 (31st Chaitra 2073), A day before Nepalese New Year 2074, we officially released the first Beta version of Election Nepal Portal in collaboration with Code for Nepal and made it open for contribution. What is Electionnepal.org? Election Nepal in a crowdsourced citizen engagement portal which will include Local Elections Learn more
Sensitizing Nepal’s digital natives: Open Data Awareness Program announced
- Nikesh Balami | Mon Oct 30 2017
To support Nepal’s growing open data movement and increase its network of data-savvy practitioners, Open Knowledge Nepal has announced the Open Data Awareness Program, which aims to sensitize more than 300+ students and youth from seven districts. The Open Data Awareness Program aims to raise awareness about the concept and usage of open data to Learn more
