This post was originally published on the Web Foundation’s blog. The Web Foundation fights for digital equality — a world where everyone has access to the web and can use it to improve their lives. To achieve this vision, we need to understand how new technologies are shaping society; where they present opportunities to make […]
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 the quest for gender equity and inclusivity One thing we’ve learned from our experiences is that open data […]
Open data is about people, not just innovation
This article originally appeared on SciDev.net. Photo above: School Children at Bislig Elementary School, on the island of Leyte, Philippines. © Asian Development Bank, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 True change will come if we stop treating data as a techie bolt-on and reach marginalised groups, says Ana Brandusescu, Web Foundation digital citizenship research officer. In the Philippines, ustadz […]
2016: Jakarta Lab in Numbers
Three years ago, we soft- launched the Open Data Lab Jakarta with the goal of doing our part for an inclusive and sustainable open data revolution in Southeast Asia. Since its inception, the Jakarta Lab has been working with policy-makers, researchers, and practitioners to develop and test effective solutions to complex social and governance-related challenges […]
“Produk Tanyoe”: A bottom-up initiative empowering grassroots communities
Original photo from the Diary of a Hotel Addict, CC BY 2.0. Colour and add-on modifications by the Open Data Lab Jakarta. This is the fourth and final part of our Innovating for Open Cities blog series, featuring our interview with ICAIOS. You can read our project wrap-up and series kickstarter here, our interview with […]
Youth in Action: How Jakarta can say “No” to disaster
Original photo from the Diary of a Hotel Addict, CC BY 2.0. Colour and add-on modifications by the Open Data Lab Jakarta. This is the third installment in our Innovating for Open Cities blog series, featuring our interview with Perkumpulan SKALA. You can also read our project wrap-up and our interview with Radya Labs on […]
DARU: Firefighting at your fingertips
Original photo from the Diary of a Hotel Addict, CC BY 2.0. Colour and add-on modifications by the Open Data Lab Jakarta. The hype around “Smart Cities” has influenced discussions on urbanism worldwide. Locally in Indonesia, the concept of smart cities is becoming more popular and cities across the country are starting to integrate and […]
Women at the Forefront of Open Data in Malaysia
For the last two years, the World Wide Web Foundation’s Open Data Lab Jakarta has worked with government and civil society actors in Malaysia to advocate for more openness in the Malaysian government. While Malaysia has initiated several open data initiatives in the past, like the launch of its national government open data portal, the […]
How are open data and public service innovation connected?
On March 22, we’re hosting an event at the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucracy Reform in Jakarta: “Innovation in Public Services through Open Data: Learning from Indonesian Cross-Sectoral Champions”. The event will have two components – a forum and an exhibition – and aims to introduce the different actors implementing innovative, open data-driven solutions to […]
Building the Case for Open Data to Fight Corruption in Indonesia
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, […]
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