School of Data fellows: what are they up to?
It’s been a little while since we’ve had news on what all of the 2014 School of Data fellows are up to as part of their fellowship – so, we…
School of Data retreat roundup
A couple of weeks ago, the Knowledge Unit, (Heather Leson, Anders Pedersen, Lucy Chambers, Milena Marin, Sam Leon, Zara Rahman and James Hamilton) met up in person for a face-to-face…
Launching a new book on Responsible Development Data
This week I, and a group of development data experts from around the world, met for three days in a small farmhouse in the Netherlands to produce a book on…
Data skills in Jakarta: Lego, visualisations, and APIs!
This week, School of Data was in Jakarta, Indonesia, for our first workshop facilitated with our School of Data fellow, Yuandra Ismiraldi, and Open Knowledge Ambassador, Ramda Yanurzha, together with…
Presenting learning modules online: datavines, GIFs, and our tips so far
This week at School of Data we’ve been doing a Curriculum Sprint – getting people together to really block off some time to work on the online learning materials that…
Introducing the new Open Development Toolkit site!
We’re very happy to launch today a new website for the Open Development Toolkit, which which includes a number of new features to help people make use of, and contribute…
Introducing the new Open Development Toolkit site!
We’re very happy to launch today a new website for the Open Development Toolkit, which which includes a number of new features to help people make use of, and contribute…
Case Study: Steve Kenei, Technical Analyst at Development Initiatives in Nairobi, Kenya
As part of the Open Development Toolkit, we’ll be talking to people based in aid-recipient countries who work with international aid data to try and work out what the needs…
The effect of human rights abuses on aid policy decisions: diving into Ugandan aid data
Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, recently signed a bill that imposes harsh penalities for “homosexual offences”, using the terms “mercenaries” and “prostitutes” to describe gay people. His homophobic comments, as well…
Open Development round up – March 2014
What’s been going on in the world of Open Development over the past couple of weeks? Here’s a short summary of some of our favourite articles, projects, and posts. Startups…