Public land lease
Public land leases are grants of state lands to private entities in the form of a contractual rental agreement. These leases often take the form of land concessions, in particular economic land concessions. They are often associated with land conflicts and disputes. ...
GIS workshop: fundamentals of QGIS
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce a Geographic Information System (GIS) Workshop: Fundamentals of QGIS of the three workshops each of which takes three days. This workshop series aims to provide a comprehensive knowledge on geographic information system and using open-source GIS platform ...
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State private land
All land that is not state public property or is not privately owned is de facto state private land. State private land may be sold, exchanged, leased, granted as concessions, or otherwise alienated. ...
2nd Workshop: data collection and application of GIS
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce the Second Workshop: on Data Collection and Application of GIS. The workshop aims to provide a comprehensive knowledge on conducting data collection with mobile application and using of GIS in natural resource management and disaster management with ...
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Call for application: Research grant for bachelor’s degree students to write thesis
Call for application: Research grant for bachelor’s degree students to write thesisThrough a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) and the Institute of Science and Technology of Cambodia (ISTC) in Preah Vihear, focusing on collaborative efforts in education and research, ...
Ministry of Economy and Finance
National Bank of Cambodia, Cambodia. Photo by Stephen McGrath, taken on 21 June 2010. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 In 1996, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) was established by law.1 Its organization and functioning is defined by a sub-decree of the Royal Government ...
Background
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is an ‘open data’ website, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. The open data movement is based on the simple premise that data collected for public interest should be publicly available without restrictions. Information or data in the public ...
Science and technology
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 ...
Partnerships and collaborations
Ministry of PlanningODC and the Ministry of Planning has formed a collaborative partnership with an effort to engage CSOs in and strengthen the implementation and review process of the country-specific goals of the UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development.Read moreMinistry of Education, Youth and SportOpen ...
3rd Workshop: GIS application in land management and education
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce the 3rd workshop on “GIS Application in Land Management and Education”. This course focuses on two parts. The first part deals with the use of GIS in the land planning and management sector. The second part emphasizes ...
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Types of state-protected areas
Flooded forest in Cambodia. Photo by Andrea Kirkby, taken 11 May 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.A 1993 royal decree designated 23 protected areas covering about 3,273,300 ha, equal to around 18% of the country’s total land area, and brought them under the jurisdiction of the Ministry ...
Workshop: mobile data collection with Kobo Toolbox
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to organize the workshop “Mobile Data Collection with Kobo Toolbox”. The course will focus on: Principle and application of Kobo Toolbox which is a suite mobile data collection technology for building form questionnaire, data collection and management for higher quality.Hands-on ...
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Workshop on promoting the ODC website and its usefulness among the community fisheries in Kep and Kampot province
On 21 January 2022, ODC collaborated with the Children and Women Development Center in Cambodia (CWDCC) and conducted a training workshop on access to the data and information on the Open Development Cambodia website to the community fisheries from Kep and Kampot province. The training was funded ...
Marine and coastal areas
In terms of attractiveness, one of Cambodia’s assets is the relative absence of intense development along its coasts, in comparison with neighboring countries. The 440 kilometer-long coastline includes a large area of non-urbanized zones, where locals can make their livelihoods from coastal resources. Cambodia’s coastline ...
Banking and financial services policy and regulation
Political stability and economic growth of all sectors have played vital role in building the public and foreign investors’ confidence and maintaining the safety and soundness of banking system in Cambodia. The banking sector continues to have substantial growth as it shares 82.2% in the ...
GIS Workshop: Fundamentals of QGIS
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce a Geographic Information System (GIS) Workshop: Fundamentals of QGIS of the three series workshops each of which takes three days. This series workshop aims to provide a comprehensive knowledge on geographic information system and using open-source GIS ...
Open Development Cambodia
Aid and development
Following the Paris Peace Accords signed in October 1991, Cambodia has received a significant amount of global support for its development and post-conflict work. In 2014, 30 – 40 percent of the country’s national budget is funded through development assistance, placing Cambodia among the most ...
Two-day training on using ODC's map and fisheries resource management information
On 19-20 July 2022, ODC collaborated with the Children and Women Development Center in Cambodia (CWDCC) and conducted a training workshop on access to the data and information on the Open Development Cambodia website to community fisheries from Kep and Kampot province. The training was ...
Non-governmental preparedness and response agencies
Cambodia has a large number of United Nations agencies, international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) engaged in humanitarian, rehabilitation, and development initiatives as well as disaster risk reduction and disaster management.Under the Law on Disaster Management (2015), Article 32, if the National Committee for Disaster ...
