I’m a self-confessed data junkie, but I appreciate that spreadsheets aren’t everyone’s idea of fun. Most people want their digested data packaged up into compelling stories and beautiful visuals. My j…
Open Data Aha!
Signposting to open data being used in 'real life'
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Open data can make the world a better place – but only if we know how to use it
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Tagged with: Data Journalism, data visualisation, Financial Transparency Coalition, open data, Sam Leon
Launch of timber tracking dashboard for Global Witness
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Open Knowledge has produced an interactive trade dashboard for anti-corruption NGO Global Witness to supplement their exposé on EU and US companies importing illegal timber from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC Timber Timber Trade Tracker consumes open…
Tagged with: Corruption, crime, Crime prevention, DataHub.io, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Global Witness, OKFN, Sam Leon, timber, tracking
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