This post is the first post in our Decoding Open Data series. The foundation of this series is our slideshare, which examines the open dataset and provides key insights and analytics about the 2011 Census. Decoding Open Data: 2011 Indian …
We Bet You Don’t Know Why the Indian Census Was Created Read more »
By Luda Bujoreanu Cross posted from the IC4D Blog Back in June I rushed to take a front seat at one of the World Bank conference rooms to hear Dr. Hans Rosling speak. We had met years ago in Moldova, …
Cross posted from the IC4D Blog Back in June I rushed to take a front seat at one of the World Bank conference rooms to hear Dr. Hans Rosling speak. We had met years ago in Moldova, and just …
What Open Data Can Do for Africa’s Growing Population Read more »
GODAN will be participating actively in discussions at the AODC and will be leading the Agriculture and Nutrition Track on Saturday September 5. The conference represents a valuable opportunity for GODAN partners to shape the focus of our activities in …
Africa Open Data Conference (AODC), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, September 2 – 5 Read more »
After sitting through yet another presentation on Smart Cities earlier in the month I felt compelled to put pen to paper and ruminate on the nature of Open Data. Along the way I might touch on gamification, government policy and …
This new in-depth report by Thomson Reuters raises the immense issue of how the world will feed the 9 billion people, or more, that are predicted to inhabit the planet by 2050. Featuring the USDA Under Secretary and Chief …
(WBEZ/Logan Jaffe) Editor’s note: We’re considering additional coverage for this story and we’d like to know which follow-up questions about concentrated white poverty most interest you. Examples: How does Chicago compare to other Midwestern cities? How does this apply to …
The United States will join the United Kingdom, the ONE campaign, Presidents United to Solve Hunger (PUSH), the Government of Kenya, and the GODAN Secretariat to form a planning committee for a 2016 GODAN Summit. GODAN partners are invited to join …
New partners to join the US and UK Governments to plan for GODAN 2016 Summit Read more »
Culture Everywhere, a new platform that helps organisations develop fundable arts projects for social good, has scooped a £50,000 cash prize. The project has won the Heritage & Culture award in the Open Data Challenge Series, a national competition run …
Culture Everywhere wins UK open data startup challenge Read more »
As part of ongoing efforts for the England Cycling Data project, we’ve been keen to get visualisations done, to show the extent of the data and to show where merging needs to be done. Shaun from ITOworld – who are experts …
Visualisations for the England Cycling Data project Read more »