kenya's open data journey ce dem14
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We work every day to build an open society managed by informed fact driven citizens
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Open government interventions
for better outcomes
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Strengthening local
implementation of international
initiatives
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Multi-stakeholder
engagement in governance
200 datasets in six categories
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1 “Data hugging” syndrome
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1 “Data hugging” syndrome
2 Lack of demand and interest
“A year after the launch, both Ndemo and Kukubo noted that software developers, the media and the public had not used the open data portal as widely as they had anticipated. The ICT Board reported that as of June 2012, it had no data on commitments from civil society groups or even government ministries to use data from the site.”1
1 Rushda Majeed (2012) Disseminating the Power of Information: Kenya Open Data Initiative, 2011 - 2012
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1 “Data hugging” syndrome
2 Lack of demand and interest
3 Political will and champions in government
Significant resistance from other ministries
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1 “Data hugging” syndrome
2 Lack of demand and interest
3 Political will and champions in government
4 Lack of capacity and the digital divide
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1 “Data hugging” syndrome
2 Lack of demand and interest
3 Political will and champions in government
4 Lack of capacity and the digital divide
5 Low awareness
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1 “Data hugging” syndrome
2 Lack of demand and interest
3 Political will and champions in government
4 Lack of capacity and the digital divide
5 Low awareness
6 Open data ‘siloed’ as a technology conversation
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Table 1: Projects related to open data in Kenya
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1 The Official Secrets Act
2 Access to Information Act
3 Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ)
4 Constitution of Kenya, 2010
5 ICT Authority (ICT Board, Department of e-Government & Government IT Services
6 Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
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Open Data Outreach,
Demand-Driven Engagement
and Co-Creation
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1 Publish
2 Outreach
3 Fellowship
4 Open data policy
5 Monitoring and evaluation
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Thank you
@Open_Institute
http://openinstitute.com
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http://apps.openinstitute.com/kcpetrends
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