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: Making cities work for citizens
How can open data improve citizens’ lives in Indonesian cities? This is the question we keep asking as we embark on our “Innovating for Open Cities” project, supported by Making All Voices Count. We’re developing and testing open data-driven, citizen-centric solutions at the local level, working with selected like-minded innovators who share our belief in […]
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 […]
Improving Community Health in Banyuwangi with Open Data
June 1 event in Banyuwangi will share results from projects looking at how open data can be used to tackle HIV/AIDS On 1 June, government officials, civil society organisations and selected citizens will gather in Banyuwangi to discuss how open government data can best be used to tackle the growing issue of HIV and AIDS […]
We’re hiring!
The Open Data Lab Jakarta is on the lookout for awesome people to join our ever-growing team! We’re a bunch of flexible, hard-working, creative and fun people based in Southeast Asia, so we’re looking for someone similar. If you’re interested, feel like you’d qualify for one of the positions, and preferably willing to relocate to […]