code for nepal and open data
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Code for NepalEmpower Nepal by increasing digital literacy and the use of open data
Nikesh BalamiAskNepal Lead @ Code for Nepal
www.neekes.com.np
About Us
● February 2014 - Launched at Open Data Day.● Code for Nepal is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the U.S.● Co-Founders Mia and Ravi.● Volunteers from all over the world.
Our focus
1. Increasing digital literacy.2. Building apps to improve lives.3. Increasing access to open data.4. Right to information.
Developing Tools, Building Community, Empowering Youths and Collaboration
Digital Empowerment Training
Our products
1. NepalMap2. AskNepal3. Election Nepal4. Digital Nepal
Nepal Earthquake
AskNepal
NepalMap
Election Nepal
Digital Nepal Conference
Open Data
What do we mean by open?
A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and / or share-alike” - http://opendefinition.org/
Open Data
Open Data involves
● the proactive disclosure of information;● the Internet being the primary medium for such disclosure;● information being made available for access and for reuse free of charge
and;● information being made available in a machine-readable format to enable
computer-based reuse.
Why Open Data?
● Innovation, Efficiency and Transparency● The Many Mind Principle -The best Thing to do with your data will be
thought of by someone else.● Fixing is Faster with Open Data -To many eyes all bugs are shallow.
Data Process??
1. Prepare2. Analyze3. Apply
1) Prepare
- Ask Question - Collect Data- Organize Data - Cleanse Data
2) Analyze
- Find Patterns- Find Relationship- Filter Data- Summarize Data- Calculate Formulas - Create Charts
3) Apply
- Make Decision - Share Results - Visualize Data
The future is Open
Let's make a world where Digital knowledge creates power for themany not the few.
This is the world we choose
Thank You!!