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ODC participated in Barcamp ASEAN 2017
Barcamp ASEAN 2017 took place on October 21-22, at Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC), Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The principle of the camp is to bring and gathers together the participants in Cambodia and the regional for the open exchange of knowledge, skills, and experiences on how to start business, to use technology, to study, work, and communicate.Poster of BarCamp ASEAN 2017.Besides this, there are up to 65 booths from Startups showcasing their products and services of their new technology. Attendees will still have the ability to speak directly with speakers who are the startup founders, mentors & trainers, tech professional, creative designers, video & photographers, educators and students in the cities in Cambodia for the open exchange of knowledge, skills, and experiences related to Tech, Biz Startup, Creative, Entrepreneurship and Career Development. Furthermore, the participants can also find their interested topics by looking around the session board where all the information related to topic presentations stuck on, or going to BarCamp ASEAN webpage to ...
Workshop on ODC website and information on access to public services in Kratie province
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. ...
Thanks for joining us at Mekong ICT Camp 2017
Appreciation letter,The 5th Mekong ICT Camp 2017 “Cross-border Collaboration with DATA” Dear Campers,It was an honor to have you in attendance. We understand that you have many obligations, and we appreciate you taking time from your busy schedules to join us. On behalf of the ...
Mekong ICT Camp 2017: Calculates CO2 emission per participant and award project prototypes
Calculating CO2 emission per participant to remind them about environmental responsibility and Seed Grant announcement for development project prototypes are some highlights for the very first day of Mekong ICT 2017.Try to offset CO2 emissionParticipants from Mekong countries including 15 members from Cambodia, 12 from ...
ODC participated in Barcamp Angkor
Barcamp Angkor 2017 took place on September 09-10, at Build Bright University, in Siem Reap province. The principle of the camp is to empower young Cambodian minds with speakers sharing their entrepreneurial, tech or digital experiences. Attendees will still have the ability to speak directly ...
Days before the Mekong ICT Camp 2017
On the 01 September 2017, ODC team and our volunteer team were on their way heading to Siem Reap province to prepare the Mekong ICT Camp while many participants were on their ways to the Camp too. The Camp was organized at the Sokha Siem Reap ...
Volunteers’ First Impressions of Mekong ICT Camp 2017 in Cambodia
Mekong ICT Camp is a week-long regional hands-on workshop, aiming to equip participants with skills and tools to adapt various technologies to solve prevailing social and environment issues and to promote technology for social innovation and social change. There is an opportunity for the exchange ...
Stakeholders meeting on social land concession project
On 28 August 2017, ODC team presented ODC’s draft Social Land Concession (SCL) dataset and SLC map layer page to the stakeholders meeting on Social Land Concession Project, at ODC office.The objectives of meeting is to:Consult with the stakeholders for feedback on the design of ...
Happy Birthday to ODC!
ODC is six years old today! But age is just a number and everyone goes through it, ODC is a whole lot more than just numbers. We are growing each and every day. On this special occasion, ODC team learnt how to use Google Search ...
Mekong ICT Camp 2017
Mekong ICT Camp is a bi-annual sub-regional workshop on innovation, citizenship, and technology. In a week-long series of activities, it brings stakeholders in the region to learn together how it possible to adapt different technologies to tackle the social and environmental issues in their own ...
The launching event of the improving the delivery of public services through ICT project
In morning of 28 July 2017, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) cooperated with STAR Kampuchea (SK) and Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM), organized a launching event on project of "Improving the Delivery of Public Service through ICT " to target stakeholders at Romeas Haek district, ...
Open data, open hearts
30th June marked the end of my internship with Open Development CambodiaWelcome to ODC!In these two months, I was involved in the Elections project, which is timely designed in view of the commune election in June and the national election in July 2018. After a ...
ODC participated in Barcamp Kompot
BarCamp Kampot 2017 took place on June 17-18, at the Reginal Polytechnic Institute Techo Sen Kampot “RPITSK”, in Kompot province. The two-day event had around 200 students in attendance, with an impressive line-up of speakers covering topics such as starting a business and ICT development. ...
Workshop on ODC website and information on access to public services in Siem Reap
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 ...
ICT for Development
Under support of Sida, on 23rd November 2014, Urban Voice Cambodia and the Cambodian Youth Network jointly hosted “Youth Workshop on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development” at the workshop hall of the LYLA Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. During that occasion, ODC Executive ...
Briefing on Investment Law is now available online!
Briefing on Investment Law (Khmer)Briefing on Investment Law (English)Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just released a new briefing page, in both Khmer and English languages, on Cambodian Investment Law which it mainly provides the insight of Cambodia’s legal framework on investment sector. (Please visit: http://archive.opendevelopmentcambodia.net/briefing/briefing-on-investment-law/)This ...
ODC Meets Open Knowledge Festival 2014
ODC Design Team Leader, Huy Eng, was supported by the OKFestival Foundation to attend the Open Knowledge Festival 2014, which took place July 15–17 2014 in Berlin, Germany. The event was held at the Kulturbrauerei, an aesthetically beautiful piece of architecture originally built and operated ...
ODC Team at BarCamp Kampong Cham
ODC Team is doing a presentation on the use of ICT in research and education to the participantsOn 19 July 2014, ODC presented at BarCamp Kampong Cham on the use of ICT in research and education and how they may find inspiring research topics on ...
Presenting ODC at Nokor Phnom Community Empowerment Organization (NPCEO)
ODC Executive Director Thy Try introducing ODC to Nokor Phnom Community Empowerment Organization (NPCEO)On 18 July 2014, ODC Executive Director, Thy Try, got an opportunity to introduce ODC website to Nokor Phnom Community Empowerment Organization (NPCEO), a local NGO in Kampong Cham province. He showed ...
Reflections from Eight Months with the ODC Library
Author: Greg Bem, ODC Library and Information Management SpecialistThe time has come to reflect on my experience working with ODC. As the library specialist, I have seen quite a bit of activity since I arrived last September. From releasing updated pages in Khmer, to unleashing ...
ODC's Hackathon on Map
Discussing on the conduct of the hackathon on mapOn 3 June 2014, ODC conducted a hackathon on map with GIS and mapping experts from various organizations and academics. This collaborative workshop was created to (1) update the Forest Cover, including improving analysis, (2) identify rubber ...
ODC at Consultative Meeting on the Draft of Cybercrime Law
Opening session of the consultative meeting on the draft of Cybercrime LawOn 5 June 2014, ODC Executive Director Thy Try participated in the consultative meeting on the draft of Cybercrime Law. The objectives of the event are to (1) share the consolidate analysis and key findings ...
ODC Participated in a Lawyer Group Meeting
ODC team joined a Law Group Meeting.ODC team joined a Law Group Meeting.On May 30, 2014, ODC team joined a Lawyer Group Meeting. In this meeting, ODC showed the attendees the ODC Laws & Regulations page and asked for suggestions and comments from the lawyers ...
ODC’s Focus Group Discussion on Khmer Site
ODC Executive Director was discussing ODC Khmer site with 12 participants.On May 30, 2014, ODC conducted a focus group discussion on ODC Khmer site. The objectives were to (1) present ODC Khmer site by exploring ODC’s data organization and website structure including illustration on how ...
PPMM #25: Waterborne Diseases, Climate, Global Land Indicator Initiative
After a long break, the Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup is back! We now have a more expanded organizing committee to help recruit presenters and we’re looking forward to a more engaging PPMM series. Should you be interested in following up with the matter, you’re invited to ...
