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 […]
Advancing Data Literacy for Girls in Indonesia
World Wide Web Foundation, Open Data Lab Jakarta dan Goethe-Institut Indonesia menyelenggarakan lokakarya literasi digital untuk perempuan muda pada tanggal 10-12 Juli. Laporan utama World Wide Web Foundation berjudul “Women’s Rights Online” menunjukkan kesenjangan gender di bidang digital cukup signifikan di Indonesia. Rata-rata hanya 20 persen perempuan Indonesia memiliki akses internet; di antara mereka hanya […]
Where we were and where to catch us next
Cover photo from the Re:publica 2018 website. All credits belong to them. 2018 is passing by quickly, and at the Jakarta Lab, we’ve been busy bees organising workshops, attending and presenting at various events, and actively advocating for better open data practices in the region (as we’ve been doing the last years). So where can […]
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 […]
Before the year ends, here’s where you can catch us!
2017 is fast coming to an end—but before it does, we still have a couple of events and workshops to organise, speak at or simply attend. Come say hi to us if you find yourself in any of the following happenings! This November is full of events we’re looking forward to: Open Data Conference, Shanghai, […]
The “Snakes and Ladders” of open contracting
This post was written by Ana Brandusescu, Research and Policy Officer at the Web Foundation. Public contracting isn’t a topic people really talk about. It rarely makes headlines — but it’s important and it is exciting once you break it down. It’s on the roads we drive, in the schools we take our kids to, in […]
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 […]
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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