Every first quarter of the year, we at the Jakarta Lab reflect on the past year’s activities and take stock of what we have done so far in terms of promoting the use of open data in Indonesia and in surrounding countries in Asia to achieve political, economic,and social change. Established in 2015 with the […]
What will it take to improve data literacy of girls in Indonesia?
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 […]
The state of open data in Asia: four years of progress?
This blog post was written by Michael Cañares, Web Foundation Senior Researcher. Follow him on Twitter at @mikorulez. In January 2015, the World Wide Web Foundation’s Open Data Lab in Jakarta brought together stakeholders from across Asia to explore the state of open data in their countries and consider how progress on open data could lead to better political, […]
The bumpy road to personal data protection in Indonesia
This post was written by Dinita Andriani Putri, Project Manager at the Open Data Labs, Jakarta. Follow Dinita on Twitter at @dinitaputri. Follow the Open Data Labs on Twitter at @ODLabJkt and visit labs.webfoundation.org to learn more. For updates about our work, sign up to our newsletter and follow us on Twitter at @webfoundation. To receive a weekly news brief on the most important stories in […]
Teenage clicks: can teens protect their privacy on social media?
This post was written by Michael Cañares, Web Foundation Senior Research Manager, and was originally published by the Web Foundation. “Sometimes, I feel like I don’t have privacy anymore. Even if I do not post often in my accounts, people will still see me in tagged posts, comments, from albums of someone else. Social media has […]
7 open web champions on the greatest web challenges
Along with other digital rights organisations, our team attended the Internet Freedom Forum in Abuja in April. We took this opportunity to speak to our peers about the biggest issues we all face online today. Here’s what they said: 1. Holding regimes to account Boye Adegoke of Paradigm Initiative spoke about the power dynamics that […]
Open Data Charter Principles – The Measurement Guide is out now!
This post originally appeared on the Web Foundation website. This post was written by Ana Brandusescu (Web Foundation) and Danny Lämmerhirt (Open Knowledge International), co-chairs of the Measurement and Accountability Working Group of the Open Data Charter. Measurability of the Open Data Charter principles We are pleased to announce the launch of our Open Data Charter Measurement Guide. The guide is […]
100 days in: five thoughts from the top of the mountain
This piece is written by Adrian Lovett, President & CEO of Web Foundation. This was originally published on the Web Foundation website. I’m writing this on day 100 in my role at the Web Foundation. No day has been like another — including today, as I write from the remote village of Girisuko in Indonesia […]
Indonesia and Open Data: Where is it headed?
How is Indonesia doing on open data? The country ranked 38 globally in the latest edition of our Open Data Barometer — which measures the prevalence and impact of open data around the world. That’s an improvement of two spaces since our last Barometer, driven in part by successful government collaboration with civil society to […]
Can we use open data to promote gender-inclusive development?
From the outset, the Web Foundation’s Open Data Lab Jakarta has engaged partners in Indonesia and all over Southeast Asia to unlock the social, political, and economic benefits of open data in the region. Open data and closing the gender divide One thing we’ve learned from our experiences is that open data initiatives impact men […]