Blogs
Making Nepal’s Data Accessible Online Perpetually through Crowdsourcing
- Shubham Ghimire | Sat Mar 17 2018
Open Knowledge Nepal recently launched the beta version of Open Data Nepal – a crowdsourced open data portal with comprehensive features to make data related to Nepal accessible online perpetually in a central hub. The main objective is to make data available in machine-readable formats with open licenses so that anyone can use, reuse and Learn more
Beta Version of Open Data Nepal – A Portal to Make Nepal’s Data Accessible Online
- Shubham Ghimire | Mon Mar 05 2018
The demand side of the data is increasing constantly. But finding and using data is difficult if there is no central data catalog. Often, structured and usable data is hard to find online. This is why Open Knowledge Nepal launches the beta version of Open Data Nepal on the occasion of the International Open Data Learn more
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
