Communal land
Though there are multiple forms of communal property, the rights associated with indigenous communal property are subject to significant legal and socio-economic issues. Indigenous communities are culturally very different from the rest of Cambodia, and the law provides them with the opportunity to obtain collective ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ethnic minorities and indigenous people
According to the Kingdom of Cambodia’s 2019 general population census, the total Cambodian population is 15,552,211 (51.31% of females).1 By 2021, the population increased to 16,589,023.2 Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams and other minorities also live in the country. Indigenous ethnic groups known as “Khmer Loeu” live ss='cambodia-color'>...
The 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
The 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was hosted by the Government of Ethiopia with the support of UN ECA and UN DEsA and took place from 28 November to 2 December 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the overarching theme Resilient Internet for a shared sustainable and ss='cambodia-color'>...
SMEs policy and regulation
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a major economic shock in Cambodia, having a spillover on Cambodian micro, small and medium enterprises (MsMEs) and small household farmers’ survival and business continuity.37 Digital technologies are crucial during the pandemic, in which the owners of sMEs should focus ss='cambodia-color'>...
GIS training for improved natural resources management in Cambodia
The fundamental GIS training waS SucceSSfully conducted at ODC office, Phnom Penh, from 03 to 05 February 2020. A number of civil Society organizationS have been invited to join thiS three-day training. ThoSe organizationS include Build Community Voice (BCV), People Center for Development and Peace SS='cambodia-color'>...
Data contribution
Criteria for data submissionThe following criteria is outlined as requirements of a response to call for data contribution:ThemeThe dataet must:be related to Cambodia.be related to the 17 sustainable Development Goals (sDGs).FeaturesContributors must have permission to submit and share the dataset upon an open platform. All ss='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new map layer and dataset of "Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Cambodia"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new map layer of “Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Cambodia” on the interactive map, under the map category of “social development”. The dataset of map layer shows the cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The dataset information will be ss='cambodia-color'>...
Deadline Extension - Cambodia Data-Driven Storytelling Contest
The purpose of this contest is to encourage professionals, researchers, and students, especially those who identify as Indigenous Peoples, to demonstrate the value of data through effective visual data storytelling, and to contribute to the open data community by increasing the accessibility of information on ss='cambodia-color'>...
Virtual data literacy training on social accountability
On 14, 15,16 and 17 of June 2021, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted a four-day training under the topic of “Data Literacy Training on Social Accountability”. Due to the pandemic outbreak, the half-day training waS conducted virtually via Zoom video conferencing platform and waS joined SS='cambodia-color'>...
The second cluster convention
The second cluster convention was held on 19 December 2022, at the FHI 360 Office in Phnom Penh, with 25 participants (06 females). The convention brought together the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), the Ministry of Interior (MoI), civil society organizations ss='cambodia-color'>...
ICT4 Social Advocacy Meeting
Open Development Cambodia (ODC), in collaboration with the core members of the ICT4D Cambodia Network, InsTEDD and the East West Management Institute (EWMI) held a half-day ICT4 social Advocacy Network Meeting, funded by the sPIDER – The swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions, on ss='cambodia-color'>...
Education and training
Chi Phat primary school, Koh Kong Province. Photo by ODC team, taken on 28 November 2017. Licensed under CC BY-sA 4.0.Access to free, good quality education in Cambodia is a right set out in the country’s Constitution: Article 65: “The state shall protect and promote citizens’ ss='cambodia-color'>...
Experts shared diverse perspectives and insights on ESG evolving in Cambodia
In recent years, Environmental, social, and Governance (EsG) practices have gained significant traction globally, and Cambodia is no exception to this trend. As global markets, particularly those based in the European Union, set increasingly stringent environmental regulatory standards, Cambodian businesses face both challenges and opportunities ss='cambodia-color'>...
Foreign investment in Cambodia
The profile page was published: 12 January 2022What is foreign investment?Foreign investment refers to the investment by a foreign investor, allowing extensive ownership to the investor in domestic companies or assets of another country. It also allows the investor to have an active role in ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kick off meeting on project "improving public service delivery through the use of ICT"
Cambodia is moving forward with a fast phase development in technology advancement. The country has reached more than 12.5 million internet users in the late 2018 following an increase of mobile operators’ service expansion in rural areas, according to Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC). With ss='cambodia-color'>...
The training workshop on the fundamentals of QGIS attract public attention
Quantum Geographic Information SyStem (QGIS) iS a uSeful Spatial viSualization and analySiS tool that iS becoming a viable alternative to more expenSive Software packageS. It iS alSo an open-Source Software package that relieS on expert and uSer contributionS worldwide. QGIS haS many functionS related to SS='cambodia-color'>...
Workshop on using open EIA reporting to drive accountable and transparent environmental governance in Cambodia
On 01 October 2020, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) hosted a half-day workshop on “Using Open EIA Reporting to Drive Accountable and Transparent Environmental Governance in Cambodia”. The event brought together 35 participants coming from various institutions, including local and international NGOs, grassroots organizations and media ss='cambodia-color'>...
Drought
Cassava farm in siem Reap, Cambodia. Photo by CIAT, taken on 09 December 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC-sA 2.0The drought that Cambodia experiences is a shortage of water that is typically caused by:late onset of the rainy season (which normally occurs from May/June to October and ss='cambodia-color'>...
Constitution and rights
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia was officially promulgated by Royal Kram on 24 september 1993. Image designed by Open Development Cambodia (ODC), 10 september 2021. Licensed under CC BY-sA 4.0.The 1993 Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia is the supreme law of the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Extractive industries policy and administration
Cambodia’s extractive industries have traditionally operated on a small scale, mostly mining construction materials, gold or gemstones. While commercial production of minerals or oil has yet to begin on a large scale – these products made up just 0.1% of the country’s exports in 2016216 – ss='cambodia-color'>...
