On 21 March, the Web Foundation’s Open Data Lab Jakarta, together with Transparency International Indonesia and Open Government Indonesia, and with the support of Ford Foundation is holding a roundtable discussion on “Open Data and the Fight Against Corruption in Indonesia”. The event will be held at the Office of the President in Jakarta, Indonesia, […]
Open is the New Smart: Making Cities Work for Citizens
A celebration of Open Data Day in Jakarta What: “Open is the New Smart: Making Cities Work for Citizens” Event Where: Goethehaus Jakarta When: 7th of March, 16:00 to 19:00 Register: Through our Eventbrite page, or contact Antya Widita (antya@webfoundation.org) On March 7, we’re organising the “Open is the New Smart: Making Cities Work for […]
Take-aways from the Southeast Asia Open Data Innovation Week
This post was originally posted on Medium.com, written by Ivy Ong from @ivyong_ph DVa, Pitch Perfect, OpenCeption, Go Map Go – just some of the witty names these fun peeps came up w/ for their #opendata #InnoWeek tools! pic.twitter.com/G4cnCE5GYW — Open Data Lab JKT (@ODLabJkt) November 24, 2016 Last week, around 22 innovators met at […]
Southeast Asia Open Data Innovation Week: Why we’re doing it, what it’s about, and who’s going to be there
You’ve hopefully come across our announcements, but we’ll still say it once again: next week, from the 22nd to the 24th of November, the Southeast Asia Open Data Innovation Week will take place! The event is a collaboration between the Web Foundation’s Open Data Lab Jakarta and Goethe-Institut Indonesien, with the support of Making All […]
A week to remember: Exhibit opening, Toolkit building, Women’s Rights, UX design
Data has been hailed as the greatest resource of the 21st century. In just a single week in November, we’ll be showing just how fundamental data is to modern society, and how many elements of our life it touches through a series of events celebrating innovation, learning and creativity. From a travelling photo exhibition, to […]
Open Data Innovation Week – Final Call
Do you have what it takes to create innovative tools? Are you interested in solving social challenges using open data? Then join us! There are only a few days left to go to apply for the Open Data Innovation Week, a joint project of the World Wide Web Foundation’s Open Data Lab Jakarta and Goethe-Institut […]
Expanding Open Data Culture
Image generated by the ‘Mapping Wikipedia’ project, Oxford Internet Institute We’re exploring new ways to strengthen a culture of open data in Southeast Asia Today, we’re excited to announce that the Web Foundation’s Open Data Lab Jakarta is partnering with the Jakarta-based Goethe-Institut Indonesien, the German cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany. We […]
Banda Aceh: Where Good Coffee and Open Data Meet
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 […]
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. […]
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 = […]