Burkina Faso is now launching its new new Burkina Open Data Initiative (BODI) in the nation’s capital Ouagadougou. The initiative aims to grow its existing 50 open government datasets to develop a full version launching in September. The datasets already include details …
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Montrose, providers of international development solutions and project management, have joined GODAN following the 3rd International Open Data Conference in Ottawa. Montrose has strong language capabilities and a history of project delivery with partners in Asia and Africa http://www.montroseint.com/about
Freelance journalist Flavie Halais provides in-depth coverage of the Agriculture and Nutrition debate at IODC 7 challenges the agriculture sector must address to unleash the data revolution Her review of the discussion, published by Devex, includes quotes from GODAN partners …
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As a champion of open data, GODAN was pleased to receive an enquiry from Transparify asking for clarity on the way we are funded. Transparify believes that transparency matters, particularly in sectors involved in policy advocacy, as citizens ought to be …
GODAN and the Open Data Institute launch open data discussion paper at 3rd International Open Data Conference Today GODAN and the Open Data Institute launch new research showing how open data is helping solve a wide range of problems in …
New research shows the impact of open data in agriculture and nutrition Today, the Global Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative, in collaboration with the Open Data Institute (ODI), is releasing new research: How can we improve agriculture, …
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Establishing working groups to address real world agriculture and nutrition problems by aligning Partner activities with GODAN Action Pillars GODAN Partners and the Secretariat drafted an outline of how to address real world agriculture and nutrition problem with open data …
Last month we asked all partners to complete a GODAN Baseline Questionnaire. One of the core tasks of the GODAN Secretariat Research team is to map what our partners are doing with Open Data so that we can understand how …
Formed in 2009, AidData provides resources to promote understanding of development finance and has extensive records of official aid donors and works on Open Data access and initiatives. AidData
The World Food Programme (WFP) , the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organization promotes food security and addresses hunger, providing food assistance on average to 80 million people in 75 countries each year. …
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