I gave this presentation on Nepal's first Open Data Day on Feb. 23, 2013.

1. New Frontiers in Open
Data Movement
Nama Raj Budhathoki, PhD
The World Bank’s Open Data for Resilience
Initiative (OpenDRI)

2. Data Everywhere, But…
! We do not know where data is.
! Data is difficult to access.
! Data is expensive to buy.
! Data is difficult to understand and use.

3. A society that does not promote the culture of
data sharing is unlikely to prosper.
-Benkler, 2006

4. Open Door for
Open Data

5. Citizens as the Source of Data

7. No one knows everything,
everyone knows something.
-Levy, 1997

8. Governance

9. www.wikipedia.org

10. http://www.patientslikeme.com/
http://www.patientslikeme.com/

11. www.openstreetmap.org

12. Kathmandu: Before and After

13. Narayan Gopal Chwok:
Before and After

14. Underlying Concept
! 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.

15. A Growing Community of Mappers

16. Citizens as Sensors (Goodchild, 2007)

17. Mapping Workshop

18. Mapping Workshop
Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk

19. Girls’ enthusiasm in Mapping
Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk

20. Tools
Walking paper GPS Smart Phone

21. This data is open and free.

23. Open Data inspires innovation and
cultivates collective intelligence to solve
seemingly impossible problems.

24. For more information
• Free 1-5pm Friday OSM Clinic
• Visit: www.osmnepal.org
• OSMNepal.info@gmail.com
• FB Group: OSM Nepal