Almost a year ago, we wrote that in order to for women (and girls) in Indonesia to become digitally-empowered, there is a need to move beyond simply providing women with affordable access to ICTs. Instead, stakeholders must invest in activities to build the technical skills necessary to use digital tools for self-expression, mass mobilisation, and […]
Can We Use Open Data To Advance Gender-inclusive Development?
Last year, we worked on an action-research project looking at how open data can help promote gender-inclusive development in two districts in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. You can read more of our lessons learned from this project through our paper, “Can We Use Open Data to Advance Gender-inclusive Development?”. On a regular day, Iin Narniyati from Yogyakarta, […]
Why is the new e-Gov policy in Indonesia critical for open data?
Open Data photo by Descrier, CC BY 2.0. “To increase integration and efficiency of an electronic-based system of governance in order to achieve clean, effective, transparent and accountable governance as well as to improve quality and reliability of public services.” This is the main reason for the issuance of the new Presidential Regulation Number 95 […]
Exploring Opportunities on Engaging Citizens with Open Contracting: Pilot Testing in Bandung City Government
The Web Foundation’s Open Data Lab in Jakarta, in collaboration with the World Bank, is working on a project that will demonstrate different ways in increasing citizen engagement with open contracting data. This is part of the World Bank programme implemented in the city of Bandung in Indonesia, that starts off with the disclosure of […]
How we failed and what we learned: 3 lessons from the Jakarta Lab’s work on open data
This piece was written by Michael Cañares, Web Foundation Senior Research Manager. I was invited by Reboot, a civic innovation organisation, to speak at a Fail Fare session on civic technologies at the civil society day during the Open Government Summit held last July in Tbilisi, Georgia. A Fail Fare session is the opposite […]
A warm welcome to our new team member!
2018 has so far brought exciting changes for the Jakarta Lab. We’ve wrapped up a project focused on gender-inclusive development, published new research on Data for Development, organised workshops to advance digital literacy for girls, and many more. Now, we’re welcoming a new member to our team! Starting September, Dinita Andriani Putri is joining us […]
Digital Literacy and Young Girls in Indonesia: Bridging the Gap
In July, we held a workshop, “Starting them Young”, for girls to help build their digital literacy skills and use these to tackle social issues. Understanding the problem of the digital divide Indonesia is one of the largest and most populous countries in the world; it is also the fastest growing country in terms of […]
How we can build up digital ICT literacy in Indonesia by empowering women (and men)
This post was written by the Open Data Lab Jakarta’s Research Assistant, Debora Irene Christine, together with our Regional Research Manager for Asia, Michael Cañares. You can follow Debora @debby_bora and Michael @mikorulez on Twitter for more updates on their research. Recognising the importance of improved access to broadband network and services for increased economic […]
Advancing Data Literacy for Girls in Indonesia
World Wide Web Foundation’s Open Data Lab Jakarta and Goethe-Institut Indonesien to hold workshop on digital literacy for girls from July 10-12. Only 20 percent of Indonesian women have access to the internet; of those, only 26% express their views online and only 5% find information in the Web about their rights. This are findings […]
Firefighting app featured in the Atlas of Innovation for Economic Stability
Photo by Freestocks.org DARU, an app designed to improve firefighting efforts in Jakarta, has been featured in the Atlas of Innovation for Economic Stability. Developed by Radya Labs with the support of the Web Foundation’s Open Data Lab Jakarta, DARU is designed to deliver crucial information and visualise rescue plans in real-time using data from the Jakarta open data portal. This gives the […]
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