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 […]
Jakarta Lab in Numbers: 2017
“We are happy that you still continue supporting us and our work”. This was what Ashkalani, Coordinator of GeRAK Aceh told our Regional Research Manager, Michael Cañares, when they last met. GeRAK Aceh, an anti-corruption organisation based in Banda Aceh, Indonesia is one of our very first local partners when we started our work in […]
2017: Where we are and how we got here
2017 marks the Lab’s fourth year, and it passed by quickly! Here are some of the highlights of our year and a quick recap of our journey. It’s been a tough but rewarding journey In 2014, we planted the seeds for the Jakarta Lab with projects aimed to help bring open data to the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Engage, Incubate, and Collaborate: How We Innovate and Help Make Indonesian Cities More Open
Original photo from the Diary of a Hotel Addict, CC BY 2.0. Colour and add-on modifications by the Open Data Lab Jakarta. When we first started our Innovating for Open Cities project last year with the support of Making All Voices Count, we embarked on a mission to demonstrate the value of open data in […]
Dari Plakat menuju Kebijakan: Mengapa peningkatan kapasitas diperlukan
Bagaimana publik Aceh di Indonesia memanfaatkan data terbuka untuk merubah kebijakan pertambangan Open Data Lab Jakarta merasa perlu mencatat beberapa hal penting – dari apa yang dilakukan, kemana diarahkan dan apa saja yang dapat kita petik dari pelajaran tersebut. Alasan lain yang membuat kami merasa bangga dengan pekerjaan kami adalah bermitra dengan GeRAK Aceh, salah […]
When government and citizens collaborate to open health data
We have two new how-to guides based on our open data project in Banyuwangi In June this year, we concluded the implementation of the “Strengthening Local Bureaucracy Reform through Open Data” project, which focused on how open data can be used to strengthen relationships between government and civil society in order to achieve governance reforms […]
A timeline of the Jakarta Lab at work
In action: Participants of the Data2Life. Life2Data. project learning to capture data’s impact through photography. Since our soft launch in 2014, it’s been at the core of the Jakarta Lab to do our part in realising the potential of open data in order to reap its benefits for social change. Fast-forward to now, here’s a […]
Open data and freedom of information: complements or competitors?
Can open data improve people’s access to information? Michael Cañares, Regional Research Manager at the Open Data Lab Jakarta looks at how citizens in Banda Aceh used Indonesia’s Freedom of Information Act, and how open data worked to bolster citizen participation. If you’re heading to IODC, join him at the Open Data Research Symposium and […]