My passion for open data almost rivals that of my passion for coffee. Almost, because nothing beats good, fresh, strong coffee. So naturally, it’s a win-win experience for me when these two could meet – even abstractly – through one of our projects! Banda Aceh’s taking big steps towards becoming an open data champion Banda […]
Our Open Data for Transparency interviews are ready for viewing!
We’re excited to share with everyone our first series of videos featuring our Open Data for Transparency (OD4Transparency) project! In the videos, our project partners – Perkumpulan IDEA, Pattiro Surakarta, INCITEGov, and E-Net Philippines – and the mentors talk about the experiences, learnings, and challenges they faced throughout the project in using open data to […]
Here’s where we’ll be in the next weeks!
Just like busy bees, the Jakarta Lab is packed with projects to wrap-up, activities to organise, and events to attend in the next weeks. From now until June, come say hi to us if you find yourself in any of the below number of events. For the month of April: From April 27 to 28, […]
Exploring Ways to Improve Public Procurement Data Disclosure in Jakarta
The Asian Development Bank’s assessment of public sector management in Indonesia in 2015 reported that the country’s core problem is “insufficient delivery of, and inequitable access to basic public services at the local level”. One of the identified causes for this are the lack of transparency and accountability in public procurement. For a country, whose […]
Celebrating International Open Data Day 2016 in Jakarta
Last March 4, Friday, we celebrated the International Open Data Day through a one-day sharing and gathering event, which was a collaborative effort of 10 organisations and data experts. Teeming with over 50 participants, there were students and academics, civil society activists, journalists, programmers and tech enthusiasts, international NGO representatives, and government officials in attendance. […]
From open data to empowerment: 3 lessons from Filipino teachers
This blog was first published in the World Wide Web Foundation website. In the Philippines, teachers who offer religious instruction to school children often rely on donations or even work as unpaid volunteers. But this past October, a group of ustadz – Islamic teachers – in the Southern Philippines excitedly reported that finally their salaries and […]
Jakarta Lab in Numbers
2 national and 10 subnational governments influenced to proactively disclose data; 22 organisations using open data to strengthen their advocacies or help improve service delivery; 182 women and 252 men from different sectors trained on how to use data to advocate for change by understanding the world we live in better; More than 7000 individuals […]
Open Data Day 2016
A Sharing and Gathering Event for Open Data Enthusiasts in Jakarta This year, Open Data Day takes place on the 5th of March – but we’re celebrating it ahead with activities rolling the whole day on Friday, 4 March. Following the yearly theme of ‘Open Data + You + Your Community + Your Timezone = […]
Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucracy Reform launches data portal
The Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucracy Reform unveils the Evaluation Results from the Bureaucratic Reform, Accountability, and Integrity Zones The Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucracy Reform of the Republic of Indonesia (Kementerian PANRB), will launch an online portal showcasing the results of the evaluations of the bureaucratic reform, integrity, and accountability zone program (Available at […]
Our flying start to 2016
2016 has already brought about exciting and significant changes for the Jakarta Lab. This year, we’re looking forward to hosting more events, collaborating with new partners, and an expanded team with new colleagues joining us. We’ve moved! The Jakarta Lab has relocated to Jl. Kudus 3 in Menteng, Jakarta. Although we’re just a block […]
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