Open Development Cambodia

a ‘one-stop shop’ for free economic data

Open Source

‘Creative Commons’

• What do you share on your Open Source computer? – Open Content– Open Data.

Open… everything!• Open Source is part of a much larger area of ‘open’ activity.

Open Data• Data of public interest should be

– freely available to everyone to use– republish as they wish.

Data.Gov• The USA’s public data portal

– Raw and organized data– Collected by the government using tax money

Open Data – World Bank Site• Open Data sites and movements take a broad approach• They are not political• Open Data sites are emerging everywhere: The World Bank

Open Data is spreading to…

• The United Kingdom, Hong Kong, India, Kenya

Open Data Kenya

• Most Open Data projects cooperate and assist each other in their efforts.

Our project takes inspiration from: FutureGov.Asia,

• the leading edge in exploring these efforts, the Peer To Peer Foundation.

Open Development Cambodia

• A small attempt to bring the idea of Open Data to Cambodia• Sponsored by East-West Management Institute • Funded by USAID

Open Development Cambodia

• Focuses on providing information about one of Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economies

• Key features are– an interactive map, – a current news feed

• Cambodia just opened a stock market so ‘transparency’ is becoming increasingly important.

• The map is assembled using publicly available legal documents.

Open Development Cambodia

• Protected Areas and Community Forests

Open Development Cambodia

Open Development Cambodia• Census Data from 1998 and 2008

• Village Chart– Compare year 1998 to 2008

Open Development Cambodia

Open Development Cambodia

• All map data (and News) is Freely downloadable• Referenced from public sources• No credit is needed

• All news articles are archived and tagged for easy reference

Open Development Cambodia

• For better understanding, briefings include

Open Development Cambodia• A growing list of laws in English and Khmer• Next step is to translate the site into Khmer

Open Development Cambodia

• Follow us on Twitter, or Facebook for weekly updates.

Open Development Cambodia

Open Development Cambodia

• Works with a growing number of partners to grow and cross-reference data– Business groups– Community groups– Institutions– Legal experts

• Your comments, criticism and engagement are welcome

http://OpenDevCam.net