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Enhancing Transparency: The Kenya Open Data Initiative

The Kenya Open Data Initiative promotes public access to government datasets, empowering citizens and fostering trust in governance. Launched in 2011 with over 340 datasets, it provides critical information on health, education, poverty rates, and more. The initiative encourages the informed use of data by addressing challenges such as slow digitization, privacy concerns, and a lack of trust. By making data accessible, the initiative enables collaboration and informed decision-making among citizens, ultimately enhancing public discourse and transparency in government.

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Enhancing Transparency: The Kenya Open Data Initiative

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  1. Government of Kenyaopen data initiative www.opendata.go.ke @KenyaOpenData

  2. True? "When information which properly belongs to the public is systematically withheld by those in power, the people soon become ignorant of their own affairs, distrustful of those who manage them, and eventually-incapable of determining their destinies." President Richard Nixon 1972

  3. Data requests

  4. Data Views

  5. Open Data makes it easier to search, find and compare data

  6. Open Data makes it easier to search, find and compare data

  7. Health facilities in Kenya

  8. Eduweb.co.ke uses open data to help parents find schools

  9. Datasets available • KCPE & KCSE Exam results 2006-2010 • Local authorities, ministries expenditure and spending 2002-2010 • Community Development Fund (geo-mapped) • National Census (by age) 2009 • Schools and Health Facilities (geo-mapped) • Poverty rates by county 2005/6 • Livestock population

  10. Electricity distribution in provinces

  11. Statistics of opendata.go.ke • 200+ datasets at launch • 340+ datasets as of Nov 2011 • 430+ datasets as of August 2012 • 5,700+ dataset downloaded and embedded to various websites and blogs

  12. Statistics of opendata.go.ke

  13. Is there demand for data?

  14. Why do we need raw data?

  15. Where is this data useful? Who will use the data?

  16. Challenges of Open Data -The Data Hugging Syndrome -Lack of the Freedom of Information Act ("In the freedom of information laws, governments are typically bound by duty to publish and promote openness") -Slow digitization policies -Lack of trust and the culture of openness -Lack of an informed citizenry

  17. Risks of Open Data -Privacy and not making the data anonymous enough. -Other Laws eg the Official Secrecy Act that binds civil servants from giving away government data

  18. Thank you www.opendata.go.ke @KenyaOpenData facebook.com/KenyaOpenData

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