1. Anne Muigai
anne@openinstitute.com
@eebiejeebiez
CeDEM2014
21 – 23 May 2014
Krems, Austria

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We work every
day to build an
open society
managed by
informed fact
driven citizens

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Open
government
interventions for
better outcomes

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Strengthening
local
implementation
of international
initiatives

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Multi-stakeholder
engagement in
governance

6. 200 datasets in
six categories
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7. 1 “Data hugging” syndrome
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8. 1 “Data hugging” syndrome
2 Lack of demand and interest
“A year after the launch, both Ndemo and Kukubo noted that
software developers, the media and the public had not used the
open data portal as widely as they had anticipated. The ICT
Board reported that as of June 2012, it had no data on
commitments from civil society groups or even government
ministries to use data from the site.”1
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Rushda Majeed (2012) Disseminating the Power of Information: Kenya Open Data Initiative, 2011 - 2012
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9. 1 “Data hugging” syndrome
2 Lack of demand and interest
3 Political will and champions in government
Significant resistance from other ministries
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10. 1 “Data hugging” syndrome
2 Lack of demand and interest
3 Political will and champions in government
4 Lack of capacity and the digital divide
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11. 1 “Data hugging” syndrome
2 Lack of demand and interest
3 Political will and champions in government
4 Lack of capacity and the digital divide
5 Low awareness
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12. 1 “Data hugging” syndrome
2 Lack of demand and interest
3 Political will and champions in government
4 Lack of capacity and the digital divide
5 Low awareness
6 Open data ‘siloed’ as a technology conversation
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13. Table 1: Projects related to open data in Kenya
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14. 1 The Official Secrets Act
2 Access to Information Act
3 Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ)
4 Constitution of Kenya, 2010
5 ICT Authority (ICT Board, Department of e-Government &
Government IT Services
6 Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
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15. Open Data
Outreach,
Demand-Driven
Engagement and
Co-Creation
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16. 1 Publish
2 Outreach
3 Fellowship
4 Open data policy
5 Monitoring and evaluation
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17. Thank you
@Open_Institute
http://openinstitute.com
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18. http://apps.openinstitute.com/kcpetrends
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