Products from Vietnam arrive at the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port in Kandal province. Photo by World Bank Photo Collection, taken on 23 February 2013.  Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0The Comprehensive Cambodian Peace Agreement, commonly referred to as the Paris Agreement, is seen as the beginning ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/development-policies-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In Southeast Asia, Cambodia is one of the countries rich in natural resources—gemstones, gas, oil, phosphates, manganese, iron ore and timber.25 Since the early 2000s, many companies like Thailand’s PTT, Petro Vietnam and China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) have searched for possible oil reserves ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/oil-exploration-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

According to the Annual supervision report 2020 by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), the key bodies in the banking system consists of:51 commercial banks12 specialized banks75 microfinance non-deposit taking institutions6 microfinance deposit-taking institutions245 rural credit institutionsIn addition, there are financial leasing companies, third-party processors, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/banking-and-financial-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In October 2013, ODC and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs established a collaborative partnership to aggregate data and describe trends regarding Cambodia’s donors and development assistance. This partnership is tied to SIPA’s Workshop in Development Practice, a course for second-year, Master’s degree ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/about/partnerships/columbia-sipa/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

SDG 8 – “Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all” – has 10 general targets and 2 means of implementation targets.147 There are 17 indicators. Some of these targets are more relevant for Cambodia than others. For ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/sdg-8-decent-work-and-economic-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Rice farmers working in the field, Kandal province, Cambodia. Photo by ILO/ Khem Sovannara, taken on 12 July 2007. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Agriculture continues to play an important role in Cambodia’s economy, but it provides a livelihood for a smaller proportion of today’s population ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/agriculture-and-fishing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Students Check Out ODC’s New elections Page at a Local Coffee ShopAn election Info SmorgasbordOpen Development Cambodia (ODC) Posts a Wealth of Data on the Kingdom’s Upcoming Vote For an increasingly tech-savvy generation of Cambodians, Open Development Cambodia’s newly launched Khmer-language elections Page, cambodia.opendevelopmentmekong.net/election offers ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/press-release-open-development-cambodia-launches-election-page/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has the ambition to transform and digitalize the government system and its economy. The overarching determination comes after the country’s ambitious economic goal of 2050, the readiness to keep up with the region’s science and technology development, and the global megatrend, the fourth industrial ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/science-and-technology-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Following last year’s success, in the early morning of 07 March 2020, the 6th annual Open Data Day was held. Around 60 participants from different occupations and diverse backgrounds such as students, journalists and the government sectors attended the event at Diakonia Center. Following the ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/open-data-day-2020-open-data-for-equal-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Storms, flooding and drought are the disasters that affect the largest number of people in Cambodia, and they also bring the highest cost. Climate change is likely to make things worse, with drier dry seasons predicted and more rainfall and violent storms in the wet ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/disasters/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has undergone rapid economic development in recent decades, with GDP per capita tripled between 1999 and 2013. However, mainly due to three decades of war and political turmoil which severely damaged the country’s infrastructure, the country still lacks the means required for energy sector ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/energy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A land concession is a grant of rights over an area of land for a specific purpose. In Cambodia land concessions can be granted for various purposes, including agribusiness, redistribution of land to the landless and land-poor, infrastructure development, mining and fishing. They have been ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/concessions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) together with the ICT4D Cambodia Network are the local partners in Cambodia to implement the ASeAN Digital Innovation Program, which is supported by the ASeAN Foundation and the Microsoft. We are delighted to be organizing the Training of the Trainers (TOT) ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/training-of-the-trainers-tot-on-digital-skills-and-computer-science/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Local workers loading fresh catch to be transported to the city market at Chhnoc Trou pier, Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia. Photo by Sylyvann Borei/World Fish, taken on 7 April 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia has abundant and productive fisheries. Fish is a traditional staple in the Cambodian ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/fisheries-production/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The project Cambodian Civil Society Strengthening (CCSS), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the east-West Management Institute (eWMI), has been implemented by Open Development Cambodia (ODC) in collaboration with the Department of Information Technology of the Ministry of education, Youth ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/using-ict-and-maps-in-promoting-stem-education-for-the-public-high-school-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Mr. Thy Try, ExEcutivE DirEctor/Editor-in-ChiEf of OpEn DEvElopmEnt Cambodia, was sElEctEd to attEnd thE Paris PEacE Forum 2019 on 12–13 NovEmbEr.Mr. Thy Try is standing in front of thE GrandE hallE dE La VillEttE whErE thE Paris PEacE Forum was cElEbratEd.ThE Paris PEacE Forum is Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/odc-a-cambodian-ngo-participatEd-in-thE-paris-pEacE-forum-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Copper exploration is concentrated in Preah Vihear province in the northern part of Cambodia. The most active explorer is Australian-based Geopacific Resources, in collaboration with Cambodian tycoon Kith Meng’s Royal Group. Geopacific Resources is working with Cambodian-based Royal Group at Kou Sa, a 158 km2 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/copper/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Small and medium enterprises (SMe) have long been considered a vital driver to economic growth for developing economies. SMes stimulate job creation throughout the country. Migration of employment to neighboring countries and the unemployment rate has significantly decreased due to a rising number of SMes, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The primary legal requirements for environmental impact assessments (eIAs) in Cambodia are set out in Content II, Book V of the environment and Natural Resource Code350, Chapter III of the Law on environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management 1996351(ePNRM Law), and the Sub-Decree no. 72 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/environmental-impact-assessments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

ODC is delighted to announce a new “Training on Basic Data Journalism” that will be implemented in collaboration with CamboJA. The program receives the support from the Mekong: Sustainable News project from CFI, the French Media Development agency in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam led ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-basic-data-journalism-training/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...