Open Nepal: As global trends towards transparency and accountability gain ever-increasing traction, the phrase ‘open data’ is becoming increasingly used - both internationally and within Nepal. But, what is Open Data and what exactly does it mean for Nepal? This document answers some basic questions, and dispels some myths, about the increasing demands and challenges of ensuring ‘open data’.
Please read the Nepali version here.
Please read the English version here.
Freedom Forum: This briefing paper discusses the relation between Right to Information and Open Data, highlighting how open data can play a significant role in supporting Right to Information in Nepal.
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Open Nepal: Open Government Data holds great potential to improve the effectiveness of development efforts as, with better access to government data, development actors can target their programs more effectively to the issues and communities that need most support. This briefing explains what open government data is, looks at how it could support Nepal’s development, and highlights the links with citizens’ legal right to information.
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Open Nepal: Around the world governments are taking important steps to promote more open, accountable and responsive governance. A global initiative that is supporting this trend is called the 'Open Government Partnership' (OGP). Nepal is not currently a member of the OGP but is eligible to join. This briefing presents the case for Nepal to join the OGP and commit to the principals of open government.
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Development Initiatives: To ensure that data sharing efforts respond to needs these series of profiles present personal stories of data use. The profiles aim to amplify the voices of those whom the data revolution seeks to support by showing how development data can have optimum impact on the ground.
- Using data to improve the targeting of health and nutrition funding
- Using data to improve quality of public health services
- Using data to guide the government’s food security efforts
- Using data to decrease child morbidity and improve child healthcare
- Using data to reduce disaster risk and enhance community resilience
- Using data to advocate for improve allocation to water and sanitation
- Using data to improve policy making in Nepal
- Using data to improve government transparency in Nepal
- Using data to empower citizens to monitor development projects
Open Knowledge Nepal: The Open Data Curriculum is a course outline, with content and lessons to help conduct a course on open data at universities. It is accompanied by the Open Data Manual (see below).
Please read here: http://odap.oknp.org
Open Knowledge Nepal: The handbook provides basic information about open data and its technicalities in simple way.
Please read here: http://handbook.oknp.org
Open Knowledge Nepal: The Open Data Manual accompanies the Open Data Curriculum, and provides information on the basics of open data, with a list of helpful resources for the readers to refer to.
Please read here: http://odap.oknp.org
Data for Development Program: This research paper highlights and investigates the aid information needs of different stakeholders in order to assist user-centered approaches to providing data on aid finance in Nepal.
Please read here: http://devinit.org/post/aid-data-needs-use-cases-nepal/
Freedom Forum: The study discusses the context of open data on aid and budgets in Nepal, and the emerging use and outcomes from open data.
Please read here: http://www.opendataresearch.org/content/2014/724/exploring-emerging-imp…
Accountability Lab: This report presents and analyses findings from the study conducted by Accountability Lab on the readiness of Nepal for the Open Government Partnership (OGP). It also highlights the challenges, and the next steps for Nepal to join the OGP.
Please read here: http://www.accountabilitylab.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Nepal-OGP-R…
Development Initiatives: The paper shares information on Nepal’s emerging data revolution highlighting the role of government, civil society, private sector, and development partners in the data ecosystem in Nepal.
Please read here: http://devinit.org/post/insights-into-nepals-emerging-data-revolution/
Freedom Forum: This study translates the technicalities of Nepal’s budget in a simplified form, educating the readers regarding the various components of a budget, from it formulation, to laws and policies governing budget decisions, and so on.
Please read here: http://freedomforum.org.np/content/download/open-budget/
Development Initiatives, Publish What You Fund: This short documentary follows a Nepali journalist as he seeks open data to help him make a better future for his son.
Open Nepal and Young Innovations: This series of videos highlights events that have taken place over the past few years to celebrate open data day.
Open Data Day 2018
Open Data Day 2017
Open Data Day 2016
Open Data Day 2015
Open Data Day 2014
Bikas Udhyami: These seven short videos demystify different aspects of Nepal's development by explaining them on the basis of available data in an easy to understand manner.
What is the status of the use of energy in industries?
Power and inequality in Nepal
Is import bad for the Nepali economy?
What is the situation of domestic violence in Nepal?
Nepal’s changing media landscape
How is the situation of demographic dividends in Nepal?
Where does Nepal stand in terms of the SDGs?