New Frontiers in Open Data Movement

Nama Raj Budhathoki, PhD

The World Bank’s Open Data for Resilience Initiative (OpenDRI)

International Conference on Library, Information,

and Knowledge Management, Kathmandu

!  We do not know where data is. !  Data is difficult to access. !  Data is expensive to buy. !  Data is difficult to understand and use.

Data Everywhere, But…

A society that does not promote the culture of data sharing is unlikely to prosper.

-Benkler, 2006

Open Door for Open Data

Citizens as the Source of Data

No one knows everything, everyone knows something.

-Levy, 1997

Governance

www.wikipedia.org

http://www.patientslikeme.com/

http://www.patientslikeme.com/

www.openstreetmap.org

Kathmandu: Before and After

Narayan Gopal Chwok: Before and After

! Provides an collaborative mapping platform to build a free and open map.

! A map of the community, by the community, for the community.

! A global community of about one million volunteers.

Underlying Concept

A Growing Community of Mappers

Citizens as Sensors (Goodchild, 2007)

Mapping Workshop

Mapping Workshop

Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk

Girls’ enthusiasm in Mapping

Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk

Tools

Walking paper GPS Smart Phone

This data is open and free.

Open Data inspires innovation and cultivates collective intelligence to solve

seemingly impossible problems.

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