From data to a news story: ODC hosts workshop about data-driven journalism
Data is everywhere! Since the rise of the Internet the amount of data has exploded significantly. Everything we see online is - after all - digital data. Knowing this, it is no surprise that not only data scientists, bankers and scholars make use of this href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/from%e2%80%8b-data%e2%80%8b-to%e2%80%8b-a%e2%80%8b-news%e2%80%8b-story%e2%80%8b-odc%e2%80%8b-hosts%e2%80%8b-workshop%e2%80%8b-about%e2%80%8b-data-driven%e2%80%8b-journalism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia has updated profile page on Services delivery at health center
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new page on “Services delivery at health center” under Access to public services. The spreadsheet contains information both in Khmer and English including service type, service provided, details related to each service provided and references.=> Please click here to get in to Services delivery href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-has-updated-profile-page-on-services-delivery-at-health-center/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Economic benefits of birth control reported
Additional investments in family planning yields economic benefits and would save developing countries more than US$11 billion annually, according to a UN report. Better access to family planning in developing countries would reduce costs for maternal and newborn health care by $11.3 billion per year, according href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/economic-benefits-of-birth-control-reported/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
China may fund Cambodia-Vietnam rail
Cambodia was in discussions with the Chinese government on funding for a 250-kilometre stretch of rail line between Phnom Penh and Vietnam, in what Cambodian officials yesterday called a move away from a “complicated” Asian Development Bank loan. Va Sim Sorya, director general at the Ministry href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-may-fund-cambodia-vietnam-rail/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012061356758/Business/china-to-fund-cambodia-rail.html
Telcos still vie for subscribers
The battle for subscriber numbers rages on in the still-clustered Cambodian mobile market. Smart Mobile this week announced it passed the 3 million-subscriber mark, which would make it Cambodia’s second-largest operator by subscriber numbers after Vietnam’s Metfone. Numbers obtained by the Post showed Cellcard with a consecutive href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/telcos-still-vie-for-subscribers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012061456789/Business/telcos-still-vie-for-subscribers.html
Mr. John WEEKS
Mr. John WEEKS is an IT/open source enthusiast and educator. He has facilitated numerous socially responsible IT projects in Southeast Asia via House32 Web Design, and is currently managing Open-Comics.net. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/p_profile/mr-john-weeks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia updates Special Economic Zone page
ODC has updated the Special Economic Zone page in Cambodia, adding interactive map and data visualization on province based SEZ in respond to the latest SEZ dataset on ODC website.Click here to access the page href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/odc-updates-special-economic-zone-page/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Energy for transport
In Cambodia, petroleum is traditionally the main source of energy for transportation. The petroleum fuels used for transportation include gasoline, diesel, heavy fuel and fuel oil. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/energy-for-transport/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Iron and steel
Although Cambodia is believed to have iron ore resources and a number of exploration licenses have been granted, no significant finds have been reported. There is no commercial mining of iron ore in the country. While ambitious plans for mining and steel plants have been href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/iron-and-steel/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Investors start to see potential returns in Cambodian Startups
Lack of trust from investors has so far limited the growth potential of the growing number of Cambodian technology startups. Five-year old Khmerload, a Cambodian entertainment news website modeled after the American media giant Buzzfeed, has become one of the country’s first local tech startups href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/investors-start-to-see-potential-returns-in-cambodian-startups/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sophat Soeung and Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/a/investors-start-to-see-potential-returns-in-cambodian-startups/3804195.html
Acleda to sell vehicle tax stamps
Cambodia’s government yesterday announced it had chosen the largest local bank, Acleda Bank Plc, to be its partner for vehicle tax stamp sales. Acleda will operate for the General Department of Taxation of the Ministry of Economy and Finance in all 23 provinces and Phnom Penh. Sim Eang, royal href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/acleda-to-sell-vehicle-tax-stamps/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Provincial and local governments
Patients are registered during the outreach screening at Vien Health Center. Photo by Community Eye Health, taken in 2006. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0The Kingdom of Cambodia is an indivisible state. The country’s administration at all levels and in all sectors falls under the same href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/provincial-and-local-governments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Disaster and emergency response funding
Cambodia has begun to integrate disaster and climate resilience goals into its national policies but implementation remains difficult. In the National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction 2014–2018, the government prioritizes the target to: “build a resilient nation and local communities to pursue sustainable development.” href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/disaster-and-emergency-response-funding/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Forest protection NGOs
The protection of Cambodian forests is primarily the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Ministry of Environment. There are, however, many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in the area, from United Nations (UN) agencies and other global bodies to locally-registered href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-protection-ngos/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Electricity production
In Cambodia, electricity demands have been forecast to grow at 17.9 percent annually from 2012 to 2020.77 Distribution of electricity around the country has been a challenge: according to UN data, 79 percent of people live in rural areas,78 and the entire national population had grown href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/electricity-production/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Moody’s to review Cambodia's banks for downgrades
Moody’s Investor Services will review ACLEDA Bank and Cambodian Public Bank (Campu Bank) for potential downgrades, according to a release from the rating agency on Wednesday. But the move comes primarily as a response to the global financial crisis and the rating agency’s attempt to realign sovereign ratings with href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/moodys-to-review-cambodias-banks-for-downgrades-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012042055668/Business/moodys-eyes-kingdom-banks.html
Forest classifications
The classification of forests is set out in the Law on Forestry 2002. The law applies to both natural forests and plantations, and “defines the framework for management, harvesting, use, development and conservation of the forests in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The objective of this href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-classifications/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Fishing policy and administration
Young man fishing with a cast net on Siem Reap river, Cambodia. Photo by Brian Hoffman, taken on 12 January 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Fisheries management in Cambodia is divided between central and local governments. At the central level, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/fishing-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia has updated economic land concession information and published contract of Chhun Hong Rubber Better Co., with MAFF
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just updated the economic land concession and developer information of Chhun Hong Rubber Better Co., and published an amendment contract between the company and the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). Published with comprehensive documentation, the profile page is accessible href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-has-updated-economic-land-concession-information-and-published-contract-of-chhun-hong-rubber-better-co-with-maff/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Responsible business in Cambodia
Given that most business models are profit-driven, the need for accountable and responsible businesses plays a significant role in minimizing its adverse effects on the environment and society contributing to sustainable development. Based on this basis, the concept of conducting business responsibly goes beyond profit href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/profiles/responsible-business-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
