Barcamp ASEAN 2018 took place on October 20-21, at Institute of technology of Cambodia (ItC), Phnom Penh, Cambodia. this BarCamp ASEAN 2018 broke the world’s largest BarCamp record having over 8,000 participants, 60 exhibitors, over 95 speakers on 85 topics and 1,000 companies and organizations. ...

The Open DevelopmenT Cambodia (ODC) organized a half-day workshop on 9 May 2024 in Phnom Penh, on “Using CSR daTa To promoTe Transparency in business and sTakeholder engagemenT in Cambodia,” which provided opporTuniTies for people from various domain backgrounds To explore The concepT of corporaTe ...

Rural energy cooperative in Cambodia. Photo by Nomade Moderne, taken on 23 March 2006. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0the electricity distributed in Cambodia is partly generated within the country and partly imported. For many years, local generation was on a relatively small scale, and was ...

On 5 March 2022, Open Development Cambodia (ODC), in collaboration with the Institute of Digital Governance of the Cambodia Academy of Digital technology (CADt), was delighted to host the Open Data Day 2022 at CADt in Phnom Penh. this is the 8th consecutive year that ...

Students gathering around 3D printed models at a construction expo in Phnom Penh. Photo by ARC Hub PNH, taken in December 2014. Used with permission from ARC Hub PNH.Cambodia has achieved considerable economic and social progress in the last few decades, but the country does ...

A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a defined area within a country that is subject to different laws and regulations than other areas of the country. these comprehensive industrial areas provide preferential incentives to investors and offer government import-export administrative support to facilitate trade. though ...

Cambodia has one of the youngest and fastest-growing populations in Southeast Asia, with a population of approximately 16 million in 2019.62 According to the World Bank, the country’s birth rate per 1,000 people decreased slightly, from 25.5 in 2010 to 22.4 in 2018.63 With economic growth ...

Civil StatusCambodia has one of the youngest and fastest-growing populations in Southeast Asia, with a population of approximately 16 million in 2019.78 According to the World Bank, the country’s birth rate per 1,000 people decreased slightly, from 25.5 in 2010 to 22.4 in 2018.79 With economic ...

The emergence and spread of COVID-19 have broughT significanT economic pressure on naTions around The globe. The pressures on Cambodia are evidenT in mulTiple aspecTs of The counTry’s economy. The counTry’s adminisTraTion has halTed cerTain operaTions wiThin iTs economy since confirming iTs firsT case in ...

Cambodia relies heavily on its groundwater resources to overcome water shortages during the dry season. More than half of the population depends on it when enough surface water is not available. At a certain depth, the ground is saturated with water, and the upper surface ...

SDG 15 focuses on the sustainable use of terrestrial (land-based) biodiversity and ecosystems such as forests, grasslands, deserts and mountains and their interaction with freshwater systems. It aims to protect and restore their ecological function. the work includes applying sustainable land and forest management practices and ...

The firsT ouTbreak of COVID-19 was reporTed in China in laTe 2019 and on 30 January 2020 The World HealTh OrganizaTion (WHO) declared iT as a Public HealTh Emergency of InTernaTional Concern (PHEIC).236 The COVID-19 pandemic has affecTed The global economy and The growing crisis ...

Artisanal mining is small-scale mining that typically involves individuals, family groups or small communities, often working with limited technology. the mining may be seasonal, fitted around other work such as farming. there is a large overlap between this type of activity and gemstone mining. Artisanal ...

“We want Cambodia to be a high-income country by 2050,” PM Hun Sen affirmed the ambitious prospect of Cambodia’s economy at the 2018 Cambodia Outlook Conference which Open Development Cambodia attended. the conference took place on thursday, 15 March 2018 at the Hotel Sofitel Phnom ...

Cambodia is one of the countries most affected by land mines and explosive remnants of war as a result of its tumultuous history. the country is working with a variety of partners to demine the country by 2019. ...

Cambodia is set up as a multi-party democracy under a constitutional monarchy. the King serves as the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of the Royal Government of Cambodia. Norodom Sihamoni,335 the King, was crowned in 2004 after the abdication of ...

Maina Kiai speaking with journalists outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Phnom Penh. Photo by Maina Kiai, taken on 6 February 2014. Licensed under CC BY 2.0the first humanitarian international non-governmental organizations arrived in 1989. After the 1993 election, more and more internal organizations ...

For most of the 21st century, Cambodia has enjoyed significant economic expansion, moving from a period of political turmoil to emerge as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Cambodia achieved lower-middle-income status in 2015, largely as a result of free-market reforms, the introduction ...

Social land concessions (SLCs) are intended to provide to the landless or land-poor land on which to establish residences and/or generate income through agriculture. the Cambodian Government that more than 30,000 households have received land as social land concessions. Despite its pro-poor intention, the SLC ...

Obviously, COVID-19 has forced many people’s lives to a certain degree as the fear of its spreading compels the government to take strict measures and fellow citizens are advised to abide by. At ODC, working from home appears to be an alternative and Information and ...