Open Development Cambodia

Open Development Cambodia a ‘one-stop shop’ for free economic data

Open Source

‘Creative Commons’• What do you share on your Open Source computer? – Open Content – Open Data.

Open… everything!• Open Source is part of a much larger area of ‘open’ activity.

Open Data• Data of public interest should be – freely available to everyone to use – republish as they wish.

Data.Gov• The USA’s public data portal – Raw and organized data – Collected by the government using tax money

Open Data – World Bank Site• Open Data sites and movements take a broad approach• They are not political• Open Data sites are emerging everywhere: The World Bank

Open Data is spreading to…• The United Kingdom, Hong Kong, India, Kenya

Open Data Kenya

• Most Open Data projects cooperate and assist each other in their efforts. Our project takes inspiration from: FutureGov.Asia,

• the leading edge in exploring these efforts, the Peer To Peer Foundation.

Open Development Cambodia• A small attempt to bring the idea of Open Data to Cambodia• Sponsored by East-West Management Institute• Funded by USAID

Open Development Cambodia• Focuses on providing information about one of Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economies• Key features are – an interactive map, – a current news feed• Cambodia just opened a stock market so ‘transparency’ is becoming increasingly important.

• The map is assembled using publicly available legal documents.

Open Development Cambodia

Open Development Cambodia• Protected Areas and Community Forests

Open Development Cambodia• Census Data from 1998 and 2008

Open Development Cambodia• Village Chart – Compare year 1998 to 2008

Open Development Cambodia• All map data (and News) is Freely downloadable• Referenced from public sources• No credit is needed

• All news articles are archived and tagged for easy reference

Open Development Cambodia• For better understanding, briefings include

Open Development Cambodia• A growing list of laws in English and Khmer• Next step is to translate the site into Khmer

Open Development Cambodia• Follow us on Twitter, or Facebook for weekly updates.

Open Development Cambodia

Open Development Cambodia• Works with a growing number of partners to grow and cross- reference data – Business groups – Community groups – Institutions – Legal experts• Your comments, criticism and engagement are welcome

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Open Development Cambodia

by house32 on Oct 26, 2011

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