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Kenya ICT Boards

Connected Kenya Summit

18-21 April, 2011

Leisure Lodge, Mombasa

Innovating for the Citizen

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Open Access to Public Legal Information:

Online Archive of the Kenya Gazette

By M.M. Murungi

CEO/Editor National Council for Law Reporting

In partnership with:

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NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LAW REP

ORTING State Corporation under The Judiciary

Mandate:

The publication of Kenya Law Reports,which are the official reports the judicial

opinions of the superior courts of Kenya;

The revision, consolidation and publication

of the Laws of Kenya;

such other related publications and other

functions as necessary or as may be

conferred by statute.

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Vision To be the leading institution in Africa

providing reliable and accessible legalinformation to the public.

Mission

To provide access to public legal

information in order to aid theadministration of and access to justice,the knowledge and practice of law andthe development of jurisprudence.

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Public legal information includes but is notlimited to:

Judicial opinions

The Laws of Kenya, which are comprised

of: Acts ofParliament

Subsidiary Legislation (Legal Notices)

Treaties and international instruments bindingon Kenya

Gazette Notices

Bills ofParliament

The Hansard (Parliamentary Proceedings)

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NCLRsstatement on access to publiclegal information Public legal information is part of the

common heritage of humanity;

Maximizing access to this information

promotes justice and the rule of law; Online public legal information is digital

common property and should beaccessible to all on a non-profit basis andfree of charge.

Constitution of Kenya 2010 section 35

Free Access to Law Movement: MontrealDeclaration of Free Access to Law

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What defines access? NCLRs metrics of access:

Medium of storage and access

Effort in accessing

Architecture

Contextual relevance and accuracy

Time/speed of access

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Metrics of Access: I. Medium

On what medium is the information created and presented?Paper/CD/www/wap

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The metrics of access: II. Effort

What does a citizen have to do in order to access the information? Go to government office/access government website/send

SMS/subscribe to an SMS, email alert...

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The metrics of access: III. Architecture

What is the technology platform on which the content isserved? Office shelf/relational

database/HTML/XML/WAP/SMS alert engine...

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Metrics of access: IV. Contextual Relevance

How is the information organized? How does a citizen information that is relevant to him/her?

Catalogues/search engine/full text search/SMS alert

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Metrics of access: V. Time

When can a citizen access the information? How long does it take to access the information?

Government working hours/internet access speed/SMS alert...

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T

heS

olution Reference Group: NCLR (Judiciary), Kenya

National Assembly, Government Press, Attorney-

Generals Office; ICT Board; Directorate of e-

Government; Private Sector (Google); United

Nations Department for Economic & SocialAffairs (UNDESA).

Develop an open & standardized technology

platform for creating, managing and deploying public

legal info Provide online access to legacy/historical public

legal information

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Online access to legacy/historical public legalinformation: The Kenya Gazette

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Kenya Gazette official GOK publication Published weekly by Government Press

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Kenya Gazette Archive:

1906-2006

Over 5,000 editions Average page count: 45-50 pages

Format: Scanned image PDFs

Average file size: 4.7 MB

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Making Public Gov

Information accessible &usefulInnovating for the Citizen through PublicPrivate Partnership

Connected Government 2011

April 2011


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Agenda

1 Google in Africa, Objectives & Highlights

2 A new way to access the Kenya Gazette

3 Next Steps


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Our Objectives

Increase accessibility of the Kenya Gazette

&GoK websites.

Enrich the local search index (Google.co.ke)

Pilot the process for future archived data

Connecting citizens with their government by offering the public better

access to public sector information and services is consistent with ourbroader vision to organize the worlds information and make it

universally accessible and useful.

-- Eric Schmidt, former CEO, Google, Inc.

As many as four out of five Internet users turn to search engines first whenlooking for government information. -- ?


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Highlights

Government websites to be more discoverable

Big win for citizens Previously inaccessible now indexed. Research friendly, cross-reference value. Timeliness & contextual relevance. Mobile access.

Kenya Gazette now available online &fully

searchable. 5000+ archived issues, 190K pages, since 1906 New issues to go live.

Model PPP Leveraging the best of Googles technology &

resources (OCR, Search Quality, Public Data) Data (text) provided to KenyaLaw to extend. First of its kind in Africa

.go.ke


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Embedded Search Solution Kenyalaw.org


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Our Objectives

Increase accessibility of the Kenya Gazette

&GoK websites.

Enrich the local search index (Google.co.ke)

Pilot the process for future archived data

Connecting citizens with their government by offering the public better

access to public sector information and services is consistent with ourbroader vision to organize the worlds information and make it

universally accessible and useful.

-- Eric Schmidt, former CEO, Google, Inc.

As many as four out of five Internet users turn to search engines first whenlooking for government information. -- ?


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Highlights

Government websites to be more discoverable

Big win for citizens Previously inaccessible now indexed. Research friendly, cross-reference value. Timeliness & contextual relevance. Mobile access.

Kenya Gazette now available online &fully

searchable. 5000+ archived issues, 190K pages, since 1906 New issues to go live.

Model PPP Leveraging the best of Googles technology &

resources (OCR, Search Quality, Public Data) Data (text) provided to KenyaLaw to extend. First of its kind in Africa

.go.ke


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Embedded Search Solution Kenyalaw.org


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Gazette Access - Magazine style search & browse


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Search explicitly & broadly1


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Search within or across2


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Search & filter intestate3


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Search & filter Name change4


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See results in context5


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Share results, in-context6


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Innovating for Citizens

Search for all historical/current issueso by keyword, year or title.

Browse historical issues as-is.

Search within & acrosseditions.

Enable development of relevant apps on top of this usingOCRd data.

Future editions to go live.


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Q&A


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Examples of current day utility

Search for Administration intestate Name change Government personality appointments

Land earmarked for agricultural use, road reserve,


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Examples of historical / research utility

Search for Migingo island National monument pope Goldernburg affair Mau Mau


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Next steps

Public Statistics & Google Public Data Explorer

Additional archives e.g. K.N.A, etc.

Reach us at [email protected] [email protected]

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