Blogs
Joint workshop on SERVIR and climate services support activity in Cambodia
On 20 February 2018, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and The Asia Foundation (TAF) have organized a joint workshop on “SERVIR and climate services support activity in Cambodia” at Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh, funded by the Chemonics International. The purpose of this workshop is to share the outputs and major findings from the implementation of two projects: “The use of Google Earth Engine (GEE) to play a role in gender equality and education in flood-prone areas” is a project of Open Development Cambodia (ODC), aims to use Google Earth Engine (GEE) to identify flood inundation zones surrounding the Tonle Sap Lake, especially in Battambang, Kampong Thom, Pursat, and Siem Reap. Fruitful outputs from this project are: ODC enables to produce new category of map layer "Disasters and emergency response" as well as to display the school information in 2012-2013 and flooding area in 2013. Another output from this joint workshop is to introduce ODC website and tool to new users. ...
Meeting on collaboration between ODC and NCDD
On 26 January 2018, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) team joint a meeting with the National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD) at Ministry of Interior to discuss the possible collaboration between ODC and NCDD. ODC team was warmly welcomed by H.E. Cheam Pe A, Director of the Monitoring and ...
ODC joins consultation workshop on verification result of reviewed forestry and protected area laws
On 16 January 2018, Open Development Cambodia is invited to participate in the consultation workshop on verification result of reviewed Forestry and Protected laws at Himawari hotel. This workshop is attended by 24 international and national non-governmental organizations representatives, technical officers from Ministry of Environment ...
ODC team join the field visit on the Implementation of the Social Accountability Framework (I-SAF)
On 08 December 2017, STAR Kampuchea invited ODC to join the field visit on the Implementation of the Social Accountability Framework (I-SAF) for Sub-national Democratic Development (SNDD) of the Social Accountability Steering Committee, organized at Prey Korky commune, Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province. There are ...
ODC joins 11th National Conference on “Governance of Land and Natural Resources”
On 06 December 2017, Open Development Cambodia is invited to join the 11th National Conference on “Governance on Land and Natural Resources”, co-organized by 61 Civil Society Organizations at the Tonlebasac 2 Restaurant, Phnom Penh. This national conference brings about 290 participants from representatives of Ministry of ...
ODC joins "Digital Agriculture Forum"
On 06 December 2017, Open Development Cambodia is invited to join the Digital Agriculture Forum, hosted by USAID at the Himawari Hotel in Phnom Penh. This forum brings together members of USAID, partner organizations, implementing partners, research institutes, and the private sector to share experiences ...
ODC annual staff reflection 2017
From 25-29 November 2017, after the BarCamp event at Battambang province, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) team has continued to Siem Reap province to celebrate Annual Staff Reflection 2017. On the first and second days of the Annual Staff Reflection, ODC team spent two whole days ...
Workshop on ODC website and information on access to public services
On 23 November 2017 at the office of Open Development Cambodia (ODC), Phnom Penh, ODC team has organized a workshop on “ODC Website and Information on Access to Public Services”, funded by Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER), under a project theme of “Public Awareness of ...
Workshop on ODC website and information on access to public services with local authority, NCDD and NGOs
On 31 October 2017, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has organized a workshop on “ODC Website and Information on Access to Public Services” at Tonle Bassac II Restaurant, Phnom Penh, funded by Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER), under a project theme of “Public Awareness of and ...
Stakeholders meeting on social land concession profile page
On 30 October 2017 Open Development Cambodia (ODC) cooperated with Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has organized a Stakeholder Workshop on “Social Land Concession Profile Page” at Tonle Bassac II Resturant. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss and input ...
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 ...
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 ...
