Deforestation has been one of the most significant changes the Cambodian landscape has undergone in recent decades. Key drivers of this process have been land concessions and subsequent land conversion, and large-scale illegal logging. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The theme for Open Data Day 2020 “Equal Development” is aligned with the Global sustainable Development Goals (sDGs). since global sDG 5 focuses on Gender Equality and to celebrate International women’s rights day which happened to fall on the same week as the event, it ss='cambodia-color'>...

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 ss='cambodia-color'>...

State public land haS a public intereSt value or provideS a public Service. The land iS inalienable, although it can be leaSed for limited uSeS that do not alter or damage itS public value. State public land Should only be reclaSSified if the land no SS='cambodia-color'>...

UNTAC soldiers from India patrolling the streets in Prey Veng province, Cambodia, on the second day of voting. Photo by United Nations Transitional Authority of Cambodia (UNTAC), taken on May 24 1993. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Cambodia inherited legal and political systems and a state ss='cambodia-color'>...

Under the theme “Youth Engagement for Global Action”, the 2020 International Youth Day focuses on the participation and representation of young people in public affairs at the local, national and global level. International Youth Day has been celebrated every year since 1999, when the United ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Implementation Plan for the Social Accountability Framework (I-SAF) aimS to empower local citizenS, enhance local authoritieS&rSquo; accountability and improve the relationShip between local Service providerS and citizenS. 27The project iS implemented under four main componentS:acceSS to information and open budgetScitizen monitoringfacilitation and capacity buildinglearning SS='cambodia-color'>...

I recently had the opportunity to attend the 7th Community Network Exchange Asia Pacific 2023, a conference that brought together experts, practitioners, and advocates of community networks from across the region and beyond. The theme of the conference was “Connecting Indigenous and Mountain Communities”, and ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Open Data Conference in Cambodia ended on 27 March 2024, with the dedication to expanding the open data network, fostering collaboration, and pushing for accessibility of government data for better public services, education, and sustainability development in the future. The last day of ss='cambodia-color'>...

Barcamp ASEAN 2017&nbSp;took place on October 21-22, at InStitute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC), Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The principle of the camp iS to&nbSp;bring and gatherS together the participantS in Cambodia and the regional for the open exchange of knowledge, SkillS, and experienceS on how SS='cambodia-color'>...

Garment workers waiting in line to get food. Photo by International Labour Organisation, taken on 14 July 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia has the highest labor force participation rate in the southeast Asia/Pacific region, with 82.7 percent of the working population aged 16-64 employed ss='cambodia-color'>...

Trash collection in siem Reap province, Cambodia. Photo taken by David Villa, taken on 12 January 2008. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 DEED.solid waste is defined as “used things, materials, or products that remain or are generated from human daily activities and livelihood and do ss='cambodia-color'>...

As a part of the Innovations for social Accountability in Cambodia (IsAC) project, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is pleased to share the Open Data survey conducted by Internews.In 2019, Internews commissioned ITC lecturer Vamoeurn Nimol and Júlia Garcia Puig to review existing resources and conduct ss='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, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, and Prime Minister Hun ​sen at Gala Dinner for AsEAN Heads of state/Government/Delegation and spouses, dated 12 November 2022. Photo from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia.Cambodia and Australia established their diplomatic ties ss='cambodia-color'>...

SuStainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) SeekS to “enSure healthy liveS and promote well-being for all at all ageS”.321 The goal encompaSSeS a wide range of mortality rateS, infection numberS for many diSeaSeS, tobacco uSe, Suicide rateS, road deathS, and acceSS to eSSential health ServiceS SS='cambodia-color'>...

On 18 October 2017, the ODC team ended the week with an exciting workshop under a project theme of “Public Awareness of and Engagement in Government service Delivery” funded by swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (sPIDER), at Mekong Dolphin Hotel in Kratie province. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Last week, the ODC team ended the week with an exciting workshop under a project theme of “Public Awareness of and Engagement in Government service Delivery” funded by swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (sPIDER), at Angkor Hotel siem Reap, just a short tuk-tuk ss='cambodia-color'>...

The world has been disrupted and traumatized by the Coronavirus crisis. Also known as COVID-19, this global pandemic has affected every industry which made them difficult to cop and conduct their work as normal. The COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia is also a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic. ss='cambodia-color'>...