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Success stories from seed grant innovation awardees of the 5th Mekong ICT Camp 2017
One of the highlights of last year’s edition of the 5th Mekong ICT Camp 2017 hosted by Open Development Cambodia was the “Seed Grant Innovative Award”, endowed with 3,000$ for each of the five awarded teams. About half a year after the grant receivers were selected, we want to assess the status of the winning projects from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar. In the first part of this short blog-series we present you the innovative and interesting online platform project: CCEducare from Myanmar, the Cambodian CAM Lost and Found app and the iLearning page created by a team from Laos. All awarded projects have been funded by SPIDER – The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions.CCEducare Myanmar: Classroom meets online courseFor the team of CCEducare the connection of online and offline has been one of the guiding themes for their education project in Myanmar. The project team developed a scholarship program called “Active Citizen Education Program” which combines ...
ODC team participated in the Regional Conference on Mekong-Japan Cooperation: Progress and Challenges since 2015
Organised by the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, the conference on the topic of regional cooperation in the Mekong region took place at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh on the 23rd of March. In his welcoming remarks, H.E. Ambassador Pou Sothirak, ...
ODC team attended the ‘7th National Consultation Workshop on the Draft of the Environment and Natural Resource Code of the Kingdom of Cambodia’
The event held at Sofitel Phokeethra Hotel on Thursday, 22 March 2018, was the final workshop of the public consultation process to develop the Code prior to its enactment. This workshop was cooperatively organized by Ministry of Environment and the Vishnu Law Group Approximately 400 ...
ODC joins the 2018 Cambodia Outlook Conference
“We want Cambodia to be a high-income country by 2050,” PM Hun Sen affirmed the ambitious prospect of Cambodia’s economy at the 2018 Cambodia Outlook Conference which Open Development Cambodia attended. The conference took place on Thursday, 15 March 2018 at the Hotel Sofitel Phnom ...
First step to fundamentals of QGIS workshop with ODC
For the first time, Open Development Cambodia hosted a workshop on fundamentals of QGIS for the public. The workshop about the principle of the geographic information system with the application of QGIS software took place between ...
Open Data Day 2018: Open contracting for sustainable development
From Cape Town to Helsinki, between Wellington and Sao Paulo: Some 400 events took place during this year’s Open Data Day. Of course, Open Development Cambodia was part of the global event. For the Cambodian edition of the annual celebration of the international open data, ...
A collaborative training workshop for citizen journalists on ‘News report writing on public service delivery’
Open Development Cambodia in collaboration with the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) hosted a two-day training workshop in Siem Reap. On 28 February and 1 March, 16 citizen journalists from across the country learned to write stories covering public services in their communities. ODC ...
Open Data Day 2018: You are invited again!
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) in collaboration with Open Data Communities, Open Data Activists, Open Source Enthusiast and Educator, representative of the Advocate for Free Culture & Open Knowledge in Cambodia and CSOs in both national and international, the organizer team members team is enthusiastic ...
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 ...
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 ...
