Upload
maxine-lester
View
22
Download
1
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Government of Kenya Open Data Initiative. www.opendata.go.ke. What is Open Data?. Government collects and publishes lots and lots of information, but often the data is hard to find or work with…. Open Data is not only about creating efficiency … it's about increasing - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
Government of KenyaOpen Data Initiative
www.opendata.go.ke
What is Open Data?
Government collects and
publishes lots and lots of
information, but often the data is hard
to find or work with…
Open Data is not only about
creating efficiency…
it's about increasing transparency and accountability
"Data is the foundation of improving accountability and governance." President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki.
How can you find data?
Online Government Data can be found through:
On www.opendata.go.ke portal
1
2 Through third party web and mobile applications
Support for the initiative:
In the revised constitution:
Article 35 in the Bill of Rights says every citizen has the right to access to information held by the state. We are working on the FOI act.
So, HOW did we DO it?
-Identify a Champion-Gather a group of partners
-It was a labor of love for the Kenyan partners:
-CSO-Public sector-Private sector-Independent consultants
Partnerships
Open Data
Civil Society
Private Sector
Developers/ consultants Government
And the Citizens?
Data, Coordination and Release
-Leverage Freedom of Information Act-Take advantage and:
-Identify already existing and published data
-Identify already existing unpublished data with good contacts that can be leveraged
Data, Coordination and Release...
-Identify Data Experts not only with the expertise but the passion.-Create a platform that will hold the data
-GET SUPPORT FROM THE HIGHEST POLITICAL OFFICE!
Open Data Innovations
-3rd Party applications that make Open Data Available:–Eduweb–Mzalendo–County Score Card–Sekoo/Primo–Virtual Kenya–Code4Kenya
The Team, What is needed
-A taskforce for major decisions and backup
•CSO•Government•Private sector
-Data Manager-Data Analysts and curators-An evangelist
Support
-The platform-Experts-Maintenance of the initiative–Marketing–Seminars and Workshops–Partnerships
Outreach: Open Data Master Class
Outreach: Journalists in North Rift
Outreach: OGP Brasilia, Brazil
Thank you
www.opendata.go.ke
@KenyaOpenDatafacebook.com/KenyaOpenData